Interpersonal relationships

modern business relations. Under the influence of close interpersonal relationship from Confucianism, traditional moral standards, and historical war stratagems, personal relations become the critical factor instead of legal instruments in the business process. First, Confucianism served as the core value of Chinese society for more than two thousand years and remain its influence on Chinese business behavior today. Interpersonal relationships, a key feature of Confucianism, strongly affect…

effects that physical activities have on stress management in college freshmen has become a controversial topic in many universities over the past years. In the journal article “The Effect of Physical Activity on the Stress Management, Interpersonal Relationships, and Alcohol Consumption Of College Freshmen,” Simone Wilson, skillfully presents her findings in three sections. She presents her first section by briefly sharing the stylistic development of physical activity and college students, and…

It is unlikely for a relationship to exist in the absence of communication. Without this connection, individuals cannot share ideas. All interactions will be useless. While attraction leads to fondness, it is how people interact that glues them together. So, although means and forms and communication differ, the principles are constant. An understanding of communication theories can place one at a vantage position. Of importance are two theories: Relational Dialectics Theory and Genderlect Style…

variables in the relationship structure; propagated by contextual influences including: psychological stress and social pressure, changes to familial structure, variations in individual roles and responsibilities, relationship quality, and content and quality of the mothers interpersonal interactions (Laursen & Collins as cited in Laursen, 2005, p. 48; Laursen, 2005, p. 48). Relationship Quality At the start of the film, Jean and Griff display an almost egalitarian relationship. Both characters…

voice…perhaps akin to Sullivan’s patients. 7) Sullivan’s six periods of psychological maturation. Sullivan proposed seven stages of development, each of which he considered to be integral in the formation of one’s personality. The sequence of interpersonal relations runs throughout the stages, and within each stage, other people are indispensable to a person’s development from infancy to mature adulthood (Summers, 1994). Unlike the developmental theories of his predecessors (e.g.,…

The important role that healthy interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships play is depicted in the model of the Trinity. According to Darrell Johnson’s Experiencing the Trinity, “we are created and redeemed to enter into the love each person of the Trinity has for the other” (64). This statement encompasses both intrapersonal and interpersonal interactions. The Trinity is one; thus the love that each person in the Trinity has towards another person in the Trinity is the love that the Trinity…

perspectives on interpersonal relationships, personal identity and existential outlook. These ideas are exemplified in both Robert Gray’s poems, Diptych and The Meatworks, and Matthew Thorne’s short film, Where Do Lilacs Come From. We see in these texts that discovery can only take place when our context challenges us, whether it is a change in context or the confronting nature of situational context itself. Only then can transformation occur. The contexts in which the interpersonal…

Marriage as an Interpersonal Relationship In building a relationship, we tend to share information so that people can have truthful insights on who we are, and at the same time we seek information about them so that we can decide if we want to start a relationship with them (Verdeber, 1999). Communication is the starter for a relationship. Effective communication is the determinant of the quality of a relationship (Matthews, 1997). As defined by Tubbs and Moss (2000), interpersonal communication…

Satisfaction” (Caughlin and Malis). John Caughlin is a Professor at the University of Illinois in the Department of Communication. Professor Caughlin’s work has been related to interpersonal communication and close relationships. During his most current work, he is examining technology’s role in rcommunication and relationships (Univ. of Illinois). Ms. Rachel Malis - Reznik, according to the Elmhurst College faculty listing, is an Associate Professor, with her Ph.D in Communication Studies, from…

inadequate, it may create a source of interpersonal conflict, opposed to how feeling confident and self-assured may ease interpersonal strains. Anton de Man, et al, set out to prove or disprove this hypothesis by studying the relationships between self-esteem and interpersonal conflict, emotional exhaustion, and psychological strain in teenagers (ages 14-18). Their findings provided that teenagers who had high self-esteem reported experiencing less interpersonal conflict, emotional exhaustion,…