ERIC Number: ED275450
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1985
Pages: 17
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Life-Span Development of Affective Relationships.
Takahashi, Keiko
This paper presents a model of affective relationships and a review of a number of empirical studies based on the model. The fundamental aim of the model is to describe the life-span development of affective relationships, which are measured in terms of an individual's representation of a variety of significant interpersonal relationships. These central and relatively stable social relationships are thought to govern an individual's behavior in the context of socio-affective interaction. To assess the conceptual model, several instruments were constructed, including a Questionnaire of Affective Relationships, a Sentence Completion Test of Affective Relationships, and a Picture Affective Relationships Test. The review of the empirical studies suggests the existence, from infancy to old age, of at least five developmental stages of affective relationships and three rules of developmental transformations. (RH)
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Tests/Questionnaires
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Japan
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