Dr. Julie Fitness

Publications:

Sterelny, K., & Fitness, J. (Eds.) (2003). From mating to mentality: Evaluating evolutionary psychology. Macquarie Monographs in Cognitive Science Series, Hove: Psychology Press.

Fletcher, G. J. O., & Fitness, J. (Eds.) (1996). Knowledge structures in close relationships: A social psychological approach. Hillsdale, N.J.: Erlbaum. 

Case, T., Fitness, J., Cairns, D., & Stevenson, R. (in press). Coping with uncertainty: Superstitious strategies and secondary control. The Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Planalp, S., Fitness, J., & Fehr, B. (forthcoming). Emotion and relationship theories. In A. Vangelisti & D. Perlman (Eds.), Cambridge handbook of personal relationships. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Fitness, J. (in press). Emotions, emotion scripts, and close relationships: The legacy of Silvan Tomkins. Theory and Psychology.

Thomas, D., & Fitness, J. (in press). The trauma of shame. Theory and Psychology.

Fitness, J., & Duffield, J. (2003). Emotion communication in families. In A.Vangelisti (Ed.), Handbook of family communication. Mahwah, New Jersey: Erlbaum.

Langford, P., & Fitness, J. (2003). Leadership, power, and influence. In M. O’Driscoll, P. Taylor, & T. Kalliath (Eds.), Organizational psychology in New Zealand and Australia. New York: Oxford University Press.

Fitness, J., & Fletcher, G. J. O., and Overall, N. (2003). Interpersonal attraction and intimate relationships. In J. Cooper & M. Hogg (Eds.), Sage handbook of social psychology. CA: Sage.

Fitness, J. (2002). Study life: You and your supervisor. In The Postgrad Book 2002 (p. 22). Sydney: New Hobsons Press.

Fitness, J. (2001). Betrayal, rejection, revenge and forgiveness: An interpersonal script approach. In M. Leary (Ed.), Interpersonal rejection (pp. 73-103). New York: Oxford University Press.

Fitness, J. (2001). Emotional intelligence in intimate relationships. In J. Ciarrochi, J. Forgas & J. Mayer (Eds.), Emotional intelligence in everyday life: A scientific inquiry (pp. 98-112). New York: Psychology Press. 

Fitness, J. (2001). Review of Gender, emotion, and the family, by L. Brody. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 63, 589-590.

Fitness, J., & Case, T. (2001). Revenge and forgiveness in marriage. In: M. Platow & Y. Kashima (Eds.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S53), 114. Melbourne: APS.

Clark, M., Fitness, J., & Brissette, I. (2001). Understanding people’s perceptions of their relationships is crucial to understanding their emotional lives. In G. J. O. Fletcher & M. Clark (Eds.), Handbook of social psychology. Vol. 2: Interpersonal processes (pp. 253 – 278). U.K: Blackwell Publishers.

Case, T., Roberts, R., & Fitness, J. (2001). The superstitious person: Personality, intelligence, and belief in the paranormal. In: M. Platow & Y. Kashima (Eds.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S53), 111. Melbourne: APS. 

Fitness, J. (2000). Anger in the workplace: An emotion script approach to anger episodes between workers and their superiors, co-workers, and subordinates. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 21, 147-162.

Fitness, J. (2000). Review of: Communicating emotion: Social, moral, and cultural processes, by S. Planalp. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 17, 857– 858.

Lawson-Williams, H., & Fitness, J. (2000). Values, emotions, and organizational decision-making. International Journal of Psychology, 35 (3-4), 94.

Fitness, J. (1999). Fear and loathing at work: An emotion script approach to anger between superiors, co-workers, and subordinates. In: N. Jimmieson, M. Griffin, B. Kabanoff, P. Bordia, & L. Bradley (Eds.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S51), 57. Melbourne: APS.

Fitness, J., & Planalp, S. (1999). Thinking and feeling in social relationships. In: J. Cameron & J. Jetten (Eds.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S51), 7. Melbourne: APS.

Planalp, S., & Fitness, J. (1999). Thinking/feeling about social and personal relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 16 (6), 731-750.

Fitness, J. (1998). Emotions, emotional intelligence, and forgiveness in marriage: A relational script approach. In: L. Johnston & R. Gunns (Eds.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S50), 20. Melbourne: APS.

Fitness, J. (1998). Exploring the underbelly of social interaction. Review of Aversive interpersonal behaviors by R. Kowalski. ISSPR Bulletin, 14 (2), 12-14.

Fitness, J. (1997). Putting the “social” back into social cognition: A view from down under. Contemporary Psychology, 42, (2), 115-116.

Fitness, J. & Fletcher, G. J. O. (1997). Emotions in close relationship interactions: Cognitive, motivational, and behavioural features. In: P. Heaven (Ed.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S49), 35. Melbourne: APS.

Pryor, J. B., De Souza, E. R., Fitness, J., Hutz, C., Kumpf, M., Lubbert, K., Pesonen, O., & Erber, M. (1997). Gender differences in the interpretation of social-sexual behavior: A cross cultural study. Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology, 28, 509- 534.

Fitness, J. (1996). Anger in the workplace: An emotion script approach. In: C. McGarty & A. Haslam (Eds.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S 48), 60. Melbourne: APS.

Fitness, J. (1996). Emotion knowledge structures in close relationships. In G. J. O. Fletcher and J. Fitness (Eds.), Knowledge structures in close relationships: A social psychological approach (pp. 195-218). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Fitness, J. (1995). Happiness, anger, and sadness in close relationships: The influence of discrete emotions on relationship event evaluations. In: T. Thompson (Ed.), Australian Journal of Psychology (S49), 35. Melbourne: APS.

Fitness, J. (1994). Emotion in personal relationships: A social psychological perspective. ISSPR Bulletin, 2-5.

Fitness, J. (1994). Review of Learning about relationships, ed. S. Duck. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 56 (1), 238-239.

Fitness, J. (1994). The life and times of the non-nuclear family: A systems perspective. Contemporary Psychology, 39, 647-648.

Fletcher, G. J. O., Rosanowski, J., & Fitness, J. (1994). Automatic processing in intimate contexts: The role of close relationship beliefs. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 67, 888-897.

Fitness, J. (1993). Review of Emotion and social behavior, ed. M. Clark. ISSPR Bulletin, 9, 17-18.

Fitness, J., & Fletcher, G. J. O. (1993). Love, hate, anger, and jealousy in close relationships: A prototype and cognitive appraisal analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 65, 942-958.

Fletcher, G. J. O., & Fitness, J. (1993). Knowledge structures and explanations in intimate relationships. In S. Duck (Ed.), Understanding relationship processes 1: Individuals in relationships (pp. 121-143). Beverly Hills: Sage.

Fitness, J. (1992). Review of International review of studies on emotion, Vol. 1, ed. K. T. Strongman. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 21, 44-45.

Fitness, J. (1992). Review of Psychological and biological approaches to emotion, ed. N. Stein, B. Leventhal, and T. Trabasso. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 21, 46-47.

Fitness, J., & Strongman, K. T. (1991). Affect in close relationships. In G. J. O. Fletcher and F. Fincham (Eds.), Cognition in close relationships (pp. 175-202). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.

Fitness, J., & Fletcher, G. J. O. (1990). Emotion labelling in close relationships. New Zealand Journal of Psychology, 19 (2), 63-69.

Fletcher, G. J. O., & Fitness, J. (1990). Occurrent social cognition in close relationships: The role of proximal and distal variables. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 59, 464-474.

Fletcher, G. J. O., Fitness, J., & Blampied, N. (1989). The link between attributions and happiness in close relationships: The roles of depression and explanatory style. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 9, 243-255.

Grigg, F., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Fitness, J. (1989). Spontaneous attributions in happy and unhappy dating relationships. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 6, 61-68.

Under review:

Brew, F. & Fitness, J. Perceptions of communication competence in intercultural conflict: A preliminary study in the workplace. International Journal of Intercultural Relations.

Conference presentations:

Fitness, J. (2002). The emotional life of the family: A review and research agenda. 2nd Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group, Melbourne.

Fitness, J., & Case, T. (2002). Marital revenge and forgiveness: An experimental study. 11^th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Fitness, J. (2001). Forgiveness in close relationships. 1^st Conference of the APS Psychology of Relationships Interest Group, Melbourne.

Fitness, J., & Case, T. (2001). Revenge and forgiveness in marriage. 7^th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, Melbourne.

Case, T., Roberts, R., & Fitness, J. (2001). The superstitious person: Personality, intelligence, and belief in the paranormal. 7^th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists Conference, Melbourne.

Fitness, J. (2000). Emotional intelligence in personal relationships: Cognitive, emotional, and behavioral aspects. 10^th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Brisbane.

Fitness, J. (2000). Invited discussant for symposium on the complexity of close relationships at the 10^th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Brisbane.

Lawson-Williams, H., & Fitness, J. (2000). Values, emotions and organizational decision-making. XXV11 International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm.

Thomas, D., Fitness, J., & McIlwain, D. (2000). The shame of trauma: The trauma of shame. Australia & New Zealand Association of Psychotherapy 12^th Annual Conference, Sydney.

Fitness, J. (1999). Invited discussant for symposium on the emotion-performance link at the 3^rd Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Brisbane.

Fitness, J. (1999). Fear and loathing at work: An emotion script approach to anger between superiors, co-workers, and subordinates. 3^rd Australian Industrial and Organizational Psychology Conference, Brisbane.

Fitness, J., & Planalp, S. (1999). Thinking and feeling in social relationships. 5^th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Coolum.

Fitness, J. (1999). Forgiven, not forgotten: Emotions, emotional intelligence, and forgiveness in close relationships. Invited paper for ARC workshop on Empathy, emotion and ethics, Canberra.

Fitness, J. & Mathews, S. (1998). Emotions and forgiveness in marriage. 9^th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Saratoga Springs, New York.

Fitness, J. (1998). Emotions, emotional intelligence, and forgiveness in marriage: A relational script approach. 4^th Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Christchurch, NZ.

Fitness, J. & Fletcher, G. J. O. (1997). Emotions in close relationship interactions: Cognitive, motivational, and behavioural features. 3^rd  Annual Conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Wollongong.

Fitness, J. (1996). Thinking and feeling in personal relationships: An emotion script approach. Invited paper for Society for Experimental Social Psychology, Relationships Preconference, Sturbridge, Massachussetts.

Fitness, J. (1996). Anger in the workplace: An emotion script approach. 2^nd Annual Meeting of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, ANU, Canberra.

Fitness, J. (1995). Happiness, anger, and sadness in close relationships: The influence of discrete emotions on relationship event evaluations. 1^st Annual Meeting of Society of Australasian Social Psychologists, Hobart, Tasmania.

Fitness, J. (1994). Emotion knowledge structures in close relationships. 23^rd Meeting of Australian Social Psychologists, Cairns, Australia.

Fitness, J. (1994). Emotion, mood, and cognition in close relationships: A social cognitive analysis. 7^th International Conference on Personal Relationships, Groningen, Holland.

Fitness, J. (1993). Love, hate, anger, and jealousy in marriage. International Network on Personal Relationships Conference, Milwaukee, USA.

Fitness, J. (1990). Cognition and emotion in close relationships: A theoretical analysis. NZ Psychological Society Conference, Christchurch, NZ. 

Fitness, J. (1989). Affect in close relationships. NZ Psychological Society Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Fitness, J. (1988). Emotions in dating relationships. XXIV International Congress of Psychology, Sydney, Australia.

Grigg, F., Fletcher, G. J. O., & Fitness, J. (1987). Spontaneous attributions in dating relationships: When do they occur and what is their function? NZ Psychological Society Conference, Wellington, New Zealand.

2002:   Reflections on the supervisory relationship. Invited presentation to a workshop on the Experience of Research Supervision run by Macquarie University’s Centre for Professional Development (25^th March)

2002:   Member of expert panel for debate on global issues (injustice, revenge, terrorisim, reconciliation), organized by New Scientist Magazine, Sydney (2^nd May)

2002:   MU Open Day lecture on psychology (14^th September)

2002:   Discussant at Macquarie at the Movies night hosted by Psychology Department. (Lantana; 20^th October)

2001:   Women’s rage in workplace and marital conflict situations. Invited presentation to the APS Women in Psychology Interest Group, Sydney University (27^th July)

2001:   The emotionally intelligent workplace. Invited presentation to the NSW Dept of Public Works and Services Spokeswomen’s Conference, Sydney (9^th March)

2000:   Invited discussant for the launch of The Genesis Chronicles by Glen McBride, organized by Allen & Unwin (2^nd May)

2000:   The Age of Rage. Invited presentation to members of the combined Australian Psychological Society Colleges, Sydney (December)

1999:   Love, hate, and forgiveness in marriage. (1) University of Wollongong; (2) University of Western Sydney, MacArthur.

1998:   Power and anger in the workplace. Invited presentation for Masters of Organizational Psychology field supervisors’ workshop on Customer Service Interactions, Sydney.

1997:   Emotion scripts in personal relationships. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ.

1997:   Forgiveness in marriage. University of New South Wales, Sydney.

1994:   Love, hate, anger, and jealousy in marriage. Sydney University.

1992:   Emotions in marriage: A cognitive approach. University of New South Wales.

1991:   Emotions in marriage: A prototype and cognitive appraisal analysis. University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

last updated February 2003