the relationship inventory

Relational theory is built on the assumption that there is an inherent tendency for people to maintain relationships with others (Hutchinson, 2015). Relational theory is the integration of several psychodynamic theories, such as object-relations theory, self-psychology, and interpersonal psychoanalysis, into a larger perspective which acknowledges that the mind exist in relation to others (Segal, 2013). This theory’s origins in psychodynamic theory can be seen in key concepts such as the assertion that human behavior is significantly impacted by past relational patterns (Segal, 2013). Although past relationships are viewed as influential, relational theorist maintain individuals’ can exercise agency and that actions can be influenced but

In A. L. Evangelista & D. Perlman, Cambridge handbook of personal relationships. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press ISBN 0-521-82617-9

* Close relationships can be formed between good friends, the closer the relationship becomes the more thoughts, feelings and hopes are shared

why we form relationships eventually lead to a deeper level of connection, the intensifying and

The questions formed to support the hypothesis were about parents’ relationship and educational background, siblings and their influence on relationships based on whether they have had one or not along with their ages, sports and after school activities, what classes the student takes, and their previous relationship history, if any. It was believed that a sibling’s

The Complexity of Human Relationships Human relationships are complex and diverse and are generally major aspects of the life of a person. They can have resounding positive as well as negative impacts on a person’s life that are felt no matter where the two people in the relationship are. They also tend to fluctuate, as they have their brighter moments along with their not so favorable moments. Finally, a relationship is expected to be reciprocal, and generally the actions of one party in a relationship will dictate the reactions of the opposing party to such treatment. Furthermore, in a hierarchical relationship such as the relationship between parents and children, the inability for group in lower order within the relationship,

Hazan and Shaver (1987) aimed to investigate whether they could classify the responders’ love relationships as secure, ambivalent, and avoidant, whether there was a correlation between the formed attachment pattern from childhood and attachment pattern during the love relationships, and whether there was a correlation between the distribution of childhood attachment patterns and adult love relationships’ attachment patterns.

relationships with, or to, one another are compared and contrasted in various ways, but rarely has

Most of the studies collected data through questionnaires they administered to their participants. Such a method leaves a lot of room for bias and general inaccuracies. Some of that is due to the fact that only the participant is reporting on the relationship, and never the other person in the relationship they are reporting on. The questionnaires were also asked at a particular point in time, thereby disabling the authors from drawing longitudinal results. The questions about parent or parental figure relationships were also asked in retrospect, making the data subject to the bias of failed recollection of the past. Additionally, some of the population samples included a very narrow and young age range, not allowing sufficient opportunity for a diversity of opinion or a significant amount of experience in romantic relationships to report on them accurately. This leads those samples to being non-representative enough so that the results cannot draw generalizations in confidence, which naturally weakens the overall quality of the studies. Lastly, the assessment of characteristics in parent-child relationship is very limited due to the inability to study all of

Procedure- The objective of the study was to compare relationship status (ongoing relationships and dissolved ones) in terms of perceived need fulfillment and attachment styles in order to examine relationship among these and their role in relationship outcome. The study sample comprised 2 groups of (15 male and 15 female in each group), college going students: individuals in ongoing romantic relationships (for at least 3 months) and individuals from dissolved relationships, within last 12 months (having been a relationship for at least 3 months). All participants were aged between 18-25 years, fluent in English, had a minimum education of at least tenth Std., and having been involved in an exclusive romantic (dating) relationship for at least

The title of the article is “The Gift of Similarity: How good or bad gifts influence relationships”.

and how people decide how much attention to pay to who (Gergen 2002). ‘Relationship’ is a nominal variable and because of this, I could only look at the mode, or most common relationships (doesn’t make sense to look at mean or median). I found that the majority of my interactions in descending order were with friends (14 out of the 43 total interactions or 32.5%), professors, tutors and UofT administration grouped into ‘school’ (7 out of the 43 total interactions or 16.2%) and people that I had either not met before or weren’t in my personal network but I interacted with (6 out of 43 interactions or 13.9%). Further, there was an equal frequency of interactions between myself and co-workers and my boyfriend (Jay) which accounted for 5 out of 43 interactions or 11.6% each, respectively, while roommates and family I also had an equal amount of interactions with (3 interactions each out of 43 or

Wegner, D.M., Giuliano, T., & Hertel, P. (1985). Cognitive interdependence in close relationships. In W. J. Ickes (Ed.), Compatible and incompatible relationships (pp. 253-276). New York:

“Human relationships, and the effects of relationships on relationships, are the building blocks of healthy development” (Shonkoff & Phillips, 2000, p. 27).

Primary relations of members are strong as compared to the people of urban areas. As people do not meet in gatherings or events and just interact and enjoy within own family. Secondary relations are not very strong. However people do not suffer from psychological issues.