Interpersonal functioning across the lifespan: Two principles of relationship regulation
Lang F, Wagner J, Neyer FJ (2009)
Publication Type: Journal article, Original article
Publication year: 2009
Journal
Original Authors: Lang Frieder R., Wagner J., Neyer F. J.
Publisher: Elsevier
Book Volume: 14
Pages Range: 40-51
DOI: 10.1016/j.alcr.2009.03.004
Abstract
What are the behavioral and cognitive mechanisms that constitute diversity in the fabric of social relationships across the lifespan? Interpersonal functioning across the lifespan reflects principles of life-course sociology, and evolutionary life history theory. Variability, elasticity and dynamics of interpersonal contexts across the lifespan reflect the capability of humans to adapt to challenges and constraints of their environment. We submit an integrative framework of relationship regulation across the lifespan that builds on two basic psychological principles of social behavior: the regulation of closeness and the monitoring of reciprocity. The two mechanisms are illustrated in relation to age-specific demands and challenges across the lifespan. We discuss the interplay, salience and functions of the two principles of relationship regulation with respect to specific adaptive effects of social relationships in different lifespan contexts. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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APA:
Lang, F., Wagner, J., & Neyer, F.J. (2009). Interpersonal functioning across the lifespan: Two principles of relationship regulation. Advances in Life Course Research, 14, 40-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2009.03.004
MLA:
Lang, Frieder, Jenny Wagner, and Franz J. Neyer. "Interpersonal functioning across the lifespan: Two principles of relationship regulation." Advances in Life Course Research 14 (2009): 40-51.
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