Interpersonal Relationship

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The interpersonal relationship enables individuals to interact with others for fulfilling their needs, and can also be defined as a mutual interaction and behavior experienced at different levels from acquaintance to close relationship stemming from various needs among two or more people (Imamoglu, 2008). There are two different significant interpersonal relationships among adolescents; a romantic relationship, and a peer relationship. Romantic relationships are characterized by passion, commitment, and exclusivity, while peer relationships are described with affiliation and based on similarity and shared perspectives (Connolly, J., 1999; Giordano, 2003). However, not all adolescents experience romantic relationship, but it is stated that …show more content…

According to a study, girls tend to build dyadic relationships, value intimacy, emotional support, and self-disclosure. While boys tend to develop relationships within a larger group that involves companionship and joint activity (Gabriel & Gardner, 1999; Zhang et al., 2015).
Another factor indicating the importance of interpersonal relationship analysis is its connection with problem-solving skills as individuals who avoid interpersonal relationships are known to have lower problem-solving abilities (Kuehner, 2006). For instance, Erozkan (2009) proved in his study on high school students that their problem-solving skills were important definers of their interpersonal relationship styles. Thus, among the numerous factors that influence the development of adolescents, interpersonal relationships may well be the most significant (Laxmi & Kadapatti, …show more content…

In addition to the degree of affiliation in interpersonal relationships, social power also plays a role in emotional contagion. Snodgrass (1985) demonstrated that people whose social power was low were sensitive to the emotions of people with high social power this means the ability to influence others more. In contrast, Hsee, Hatfield, and Carlson (1990) found that people with high social power tend to mimic the target persons ' emotional expressions more than do people with low social power. Also a study on interpersonal relations, participants who felt powerful were less motivated than those who felt less powerful to understand a conversation of a partner 's emotional suffering (Van Kleef, Homan, Beersma, Van Knippenberg, & Damen

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