Close Relationships Ch 1

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Both Partners

formal (role based) relationship

same as role-based interaction but it happens a multitude of times as oppose to just one time.

subjective closeness

the partners feel close, connected, or bonded to one another.

personal factors

are variables that are associated with the individual partners (often designated as [Person] and O [Other]. These include personality traits or dispositional tendencies.

relational (P x O) factors

emerge from the partners' interactions or result from the combination of each partner's characteristics.

actor-partner independence model

utilizes both the actor effect and partner effect

duration of influence

This frequency, diversity, and strength of influence must characterize the partner's interaction pattern for a relatively long duration of time.

diversity of influence

Each partner must influence many different kinds of the other partner's behaviors and outcomes.

strength of influence

Is indicated by the speed with which a person responds to the other, the magnitude(intensity) of the response to the other, and the number and importance of behaviors that are affected by the other.

mental representation

Must have cognitively represented and organized their previous interactions and must hold them in memory.

interdependence

Mutual influence

time-series analysis

Mutual influence is established by determining that the behavior of each partner can be better predicted by the other partner's previous behavior than by his or her own previous behavior.

family (kinship) relationships

distinguished because they are involuntary

mating relationships

distinguished because they are sexual

friend relationships

distinguished because they are voluntary

role-based interactions

each person's behavior is influenced not by the partner's behavior but by social norms and prescriptions that govern the behavior of all people who assume that particular role.

high interdependence

high mutual influence. 1)Frequency of Influence 2)Diversity of influence 3)Strength of Influence 4) Duration of Influence

behaviorally close relationship

highly interdependent.

actor effect

his or her own characteristics or properties

Environmental Factors

include variables located in the physical and social environments in which the relationship is embedded.

subjectively close

intimate relationship

interaction episode

involves an isolated exchange that occurs within a limited span of time.

close relationship

more influential associations

partner effect

partner's characteristics or properties

frequency of influence

partners must frequently influence each other's behavior.

relationship

refers to a state of interdependence that arises from ongoing interactions, and two people are "in a relationship" or "have a relationship" to the extent that they interact and mutually influence each other. Repeated interaction over a long duration of time.