Biography
Dr. Hazan’s general area of interest is human mating and pair bonding. Most of her research has been conducted within the framework of ethological attachment theory, which focuses on the predisposition of people of all ages to form strong interpersonal bonds. Her initial work helped establish the theory’s usefulness for understanding and explaining individual differences in the way adults think, feel, and behave in their closest relationships. More recently, she has been investigating the processes by which such bonds develop. The studies employ a variety of self-report and experimental methods, including diaries, heart rate monitoring, stress induction, anthropometric assessments, reaction time tasks, and behavioral observations. There is ample evidence that people who have close social ties are happier and healthier and also live longer than people who lack such ties. Research on the factors that foster the development of social attachments is therefore of great practical and theoretical value.
Dr. Hazan's general area of interest is human mating. Most of her research has been conducted within the framework of ethological attachment theory, which focuses on the predisposition of people of all ages to form strong interpersonal bonds. Her initial work helped establish the theory's usefulness for understanding and explaining individual differences in the way adults think, feel, and behave in their closest relationships. More recently, she has been investigating the processes by which such bonds develop. The studies employ a variety of methods, including questionnaires, daily logs, heart rate monitoring, stress tasks, anthropometric assessments, and behavioral observations. There is ample evidence that people who have close social ties are happier and healthier and also live longer than people who lack such ties. Thus research on the factors that foster or inhibit the development of social attachments is of potentially important practical as well as theoretical value.
The aims of my teaching and advising are closely aligned with those of my research and my responsibilities as a scholar to investigate, understand, teach and mentor. My work in each of these overlapping domains is guided by three interrelated goals: 1) to stimulate interest in the phenomena of human development, 2) to encourage critical thinking about the issues, findings and policy implications of human development research and theory, and 3) to help students develop an integrative overview of human development and identify the ways in which they can meaningfully contribute.
HD 3620: Human Bonding
HD 6690: The Nature and Function of Affectional Bonds
HD 4790: Contemporary Perspectives on Human Bonding
Laurita, A. C., Hazan, C., & Spreng, R. N. (2018). Neural signatures of chronic accessibility in parent-adult child attachment bonds. Social neuroscience, 1-8.
Gunaydin, G., Selcuk, E., Yilmaz, C., & Hazan, C. (2018). I Have, Therefore I Love: Status Quo Preference in Mate Choice. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 44(4), 589-600.
Zayas, V. & Hazan, C. (Eds.) (2015). Bases of Adult Attachment: Linking Brain, Mind and Behavior. Springer Publishing.
C. Hazan & M. Campa (Eds.),(2013). Human bonding: The science of affectional ties. New York: Guilford Publications.
Selçuk, E., Zayas, V., Günaydin, G., Hazan, C., & Kross. E. (2012). Mental representations of attachment figures facilitate recovery following upsetting autobiographical memory recall. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 103, 362-378.
Günaydin, G., Zayas, V., Selçuk, E., & Hazan, C. (2012). I like you but I don’t know why: Objective facial resemblance to significant others influences snap judgments. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 350-353.
Sbarra, D.A., Hazan, C. (2008). Coregulation, dysregulation, self-regulation: an integrative analysis and empirical agenda for understanding adult attachment, separation, loss, and recovery. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 12, 141-67.
Hazan, C., Campa, M., and Gur-Yaish, N. (2006). What is adult attachment? In M. Mikulincer & G.S. Goodman (Eds.), Dynamics of romantic love: Attachment, caregiving, and sex (pp. 47-70). New York: Guilford Press.
Hazan, C. (2003). The human capacity for bonding. In M. Seligman & C. Peterson (Eds.), Values in Action: Classification of Strengths. APA Publications.
Hazan, C. & Diamond, L.M. (2000). The place of attachment in human mating. Review of General Psychology 4, 186-204.
Hazan, C. & Zeifman, D. (1999). Pair bonds as attachments: Evaluating the evidence. In J.Cassidy & P.R. Shaver (Eds.) Handbook of Attachment Theory and Research.
Hazan, C., & Zeifman, D. (1994). Sex and the psychological tether. In D. Perlman and K. Bartholomew (Eds.), Advances in personal relationships, pp. 151-180. London.
Hazan, C., & Shaver, P.R. (1994). Attachment as an organizational framework for research on close relationships. Target article, Psychological Inquiry, 5, 1-22.
Hazan, C., & Shaver, P.R. (1990). Love and work: An attachment-theoretical perspective. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 270-280.
Hazan, C., & Shaver, P.R. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52, 511-524.
Cornell University Graduate Field Member: Department of Human Development
Cornell University Graduate Field Member: Department of Psychology
Reviewer for professional journals:
Perspectives on Psychological Science
Psychological Inquiry
Developmental Psychology
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Journal of Family Issues
Journal of Personality
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Journal of Personal Relationships
Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
For the past 10 years I have served as a volunteer at the Auburn Correctional Facility (a maximum security prison) working with the Veterans Group of Auburn on collaborative community service projects.
1988, Ph.D. , Social and Personality Psychology, University of Denver
1986, M.A. , Social and Personality Psychology, University of Denver
1982, B.A. , Psychology, University of Denver