Editing Interpersonal relationship (section)

{{short description|Strong, deep, or close association or acquaintance between two or more people}}
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In [[social psychology]], an '''interpersonal relation''' (or '''interpersonal relationship''') describes a social association, [[social connection|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, self-disclosure, duration, reciprocity, and power distribution. The main themes or trends of the interpersonal relations are: [[family]], [[kinship]], [[friendship]], [[love]], [[marriage]], [[Commerce|business]], [[employment]], [[Club (organization)|club]]s, [[neighborhood]]s, [[value (ethics and social sciences)|ethical values]], support and [[solidarity]]. Interpersonal relations may be regulated by [[law]], [[norm (sociology)|custom]], or mutual agreement, and form the basis of [[social group]]s and [[society|societies]]. They appear when people communicate or act with each other within specific [[social context]]s,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Ye |first1=Jinhui |last2=Ye |first2=Xiaoting |title=Adolescents' interpersonal relationships, self-consistency, and congruence: Life meaning as a mediator |journal=Social Behavior and Personality |date=4 November 2020 |volume=48 |issue=11 |pages=1–11 |doi=10.2224/sbp.9428 |s2cid=226526839 }}</ref> and they thrive on equitable and reciprocal [[compromise]]s.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Molm |first1=Linda D. |last2=Schaefer |first2=David R. |last3=Collett |first3=Jessica L. |title=The Value of Reciprocity |journal=Social Psychology Quarterly |date=2007 |volume=70 |issue=2 |pages=199–217 |doi=10.1177/019027250707000208 |jstor=20141780 |s2cid=146252068 }}</ref>

Interdisciplinary analysis of relationships draws heavily upon the other social sciences, including, but not limited to: [[anthropology]],  [[communication]], [[cultural studies]], [[Kinship_terminology|economics]], [[Kinship_terminology|linguistics]], [[mathematical sociology|mathematics]], [[political science]], [[social work]], and [[sociology]]. This scientific analysis had evolved during the 1990s and has become "[[relationship science]]",<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Berscheid |first1=Ellen |title=The greening of relationship science. |journal=American Psychologist |date=1999 |volume=54 |issue=4 |pages=260–266 |doi=10.1037/0003-066X.54.4.260 |pmid=10217995 }}</ref> through the research done by [[Ellen S. Berscheid|Ellen Berscheid]] and [[Elaine Hatfield]]. This interdisciplinary science attempts to provide evidence-based conclusions through the use of [[data analysis]].