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.
