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Interpersonal relationship

In social psychology, an interpersonal relation (or interpersonal relationship) describes a social association, connection, or affiliation between two or more people. It overlaps significantly with the concept of social relations, which are the fundamental unit of analysis within the social sciences. Relations vary in degrees of intimacy…

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Pathological relationships

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Interpersonal relationship

Nodes144
Edges143
Triples104
Avg. degree1.99
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Interpersonal relationship

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related to Social media · 29
Interpersonal relationship → Andrews, Another, Aside, Donath, Facebook, Faraj, Fetter, For, Golder, However, Johnson, Lurking, Ma, Muller, Neelen, Nonnecke, Preece, Rau, Romantic, Ross
related to Stages · 23
Interpersonal relationship → According, Acquaintance, Alternately, Another, Becoming, Boredom, Buildup, Continuation, Deterioration, During, Ending, George Levinger, If, Interpersonal, It, Loss, Mutual, Nevertheless, Not, One
see also · 13
Interpersonal relationship → Application, Attachment, Field, Martin BuberInteractionism, Non-romantic, Overview, Pseudoscientific, Sociological, Study, Term, Theory, Thou, Unpleasant
related to External links · 6
Interpersonal relationship → Interpersonal, The, Wikiquote Learning, Wikiversity, Wiktionary Quotations, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Narcissistic · 5
Interpersonal relationship → Generally, In, Narcissists, NPD, Specific
related to Friendship · 3
Interpersonal relationship → Friendships, In, Social
related to Intimate or sexual relationships · 3
Interpersonal relationship → An, Intimate, The
related to Relationship quality · 2
Interpersonal relationship → More, Relationship

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relationships relationship social people romantic interpersonal may quality love others partner also one example friendship less intimate parent relations power

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cross-sex friendshipinstance ofSocial relations can be homosocial such as female bonding and male bonding or heterosocial0.80text
physical abuseinstance ofPathological relationshipsAbusiveAbusive relationships involve either maltreatment or violence0.80text
physical neglectinstance ofPathological relationshipsAbusiveAbusive relationships involve either maltreatment or violence0.80text
sexual abuseinstance ofPathological relationshipsAbusiveAbusive relationships involve either maltreatment or violence0.80text
and emotional maltreatmentinstance ofPathological relationshipsAbusiveAbusive relationships involve either maltreatment or violence0.80text
stressinstance ofThere are also external factors0.80text
povertyinstance ofThere are also external factors0.80text
and loss which contribute to likelihood of abuse.CodependentCodependency initially focused on a codependent partner enabling substance abuseinstance ofThere are also external factors0.80text
but it has become more broadly defined to describe a dysfunctional relationship with one or both partners having extreme dependence on or preoccupation with the relationshipinstance ofThere are also external factors0.80text
physical abuseinstance ofAbusiveAbusive relationships involve either maltreatment or violence0.80text
physical neglectinstance ofAbusiveAbusive relationships involve either maltreatment or violence0.80text
sexual abuseinstance ofAbusiveAbusive relationships involve either maltreatment or violence0.80text

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