Order Description
Literature Review that must include the following
Background about Object Relations Theory
Romantic Relationship patterns in adulthood
Measures in Object Relations
Measures in relationship patterns
Measures in Quality/Couples Satisfaction
Current similar research that has conducted studies on quality of object relations in childhood and relationship patterns

References should be from 2000 until now

Suggested References:
Aznar-Martínez, B., Pérez-Testor, C., Davins, M., & Aramburu, I. (2016). Couple psychoanalytic psychotherapy as the treatment of choice: Indications, challenges and benefits. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 33(1), 1-20. doi:10.1037/a0038503
Barber, J. P., Foltz, C., & Weinryb, R. M. (1998). The Central Relationship Questionnaire: Initial report. Journal Of Counseling Psychology, 45(2), 131-142. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.45.2.131
Bedi, R., Muller, R. T., & Thornback, K. (2013). Object relations and psychopathology among adult survivors of childhood abuse. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, And Policy, 5(3), 233-240. doi:10.1037/a0027705
Bram, A. D. (2014). Object relations, interpersonal functioning, and health in a nonclinical sample: Construct validation and norms for the TAT SCORS-G. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 31(3), 314-342. doi:10.1037/a0036286
Calabrese, M. L., Farber, B. A., & Westen, D. (2005). The relationship of adult attachment constructs to object relational patterns of representing self and others. The Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychoanalysis And Dynamic Psychiatry, 33(3), 513-530.
Einav, M. (2014). Perceptions about parents’ relationship and parenting quality, attachment styles, and young adults’ intimate expectations: A cluster analytic approach. The Journal Of Psychology: Interdisciplinary And Applied, 148(4), 413-434. doi:10.1080/00223980.2013.805116
Funk, J. L., & Rogge, R. D. (2007). Testing the ruler with item response theory: Increasing precision of measurement for relationship satisfaction with the Couples Satisfaction Index. Journal Of Family Psychology, 21(4), 572-583. doi:10.1037/0893-3200.21.4.572
Handelzalts, J. E., Fisher, S., & Naot, R. (2014). Object relations and real life relationships: A cross method assessment. Scandinavian Journal Of Psychology, 55(2), 160-167. doi:10.1111/sjop.12102
Herbert, G. L., McCormack, V., & Callahan, J. L. (2010). An investigation of the object relations theory of depression. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 27(2), 219-234. doi:10.1037/a0019423
Kealy, D., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., Joyce, A. S., Steinberg, P. I., & Piper, W. E. (2015). Narcissism and relational representations among psychiatric outpatients. Journal Of Personality Disorders, 29(3), 393-408. doi:10.1521/pedi_2013_27_084
McCarthy, K. S., Gibbons, M. C., & Barber, J. P. (2008). The relation of rigidity across relationships with symptoms and functioning: an investigation with the revised central relationship questionnaire. Journal Of Counseling Psychology, (3), 346.
Mendelsohn, R. (2014). Five types of ‘couple object-relations’ seen in couple therapy: Implications for theory and practice. Psychoanalytic Review, 101(1), 95-128. doi:10.1521/prev.2014.101.1.95
Piper, W. E., & Duncan, S. C. (1999). Object relations theory and short-term dynamic psychotherapy. Findings from the quality of object relations scale. Clinical Psychology Review, 19669-685. doi:10.1016/S0272-7358(98)00080-4
Piper, W. E., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., & Joyce, A. S. (2004). Quality of Object Relations as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Pattern of Alliance and Outcome in Short-Term Individual Psychotherapy. Journal Of Personality Assessment, 83(3), 345-356. doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa8303_15
Piper, W. E., Ogrodniczuk, J. S., McCallum, M., Joyce, A. S., & Rosie, J. S. (2003). Expression of affect as a mediator of the relationship between quality of object relations and group therapy outcome for patients with complicated grief. Journal Of Consulting And Clinical Psychology, 71(4), 664-671. doi:10.1037/0022-006X.71.4.664
Weinryb, R. M., Barber, J. P., Foltz, C., Göransson, S. M., & Gustavsson, J. P. (2000). The Central Relationship Questionnaire (CRQ): Psychometric properties in a Swedish sample and cross-cultural studies. Journal Of Psychotherapy Practice & Research, 9(4), 201-212