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RESEARCH PRODUCT

The Social Relations Model: How to Understand Dyadic Processes

David A. KennyMitja D. Back

subject

Social PsychologyPerceptionmedia_common.quotation_subjectInterpersonal communicationPsychologyInterpersonal interactionEveryday lifeSocial psychologySocial relationmedia_common

description

The social relations model (SRM) is an intriguing tool both to conceptualize and to analyze dyadic processes. We begin with explaining why interpersonal phenomena in everyday life are more complex than often considered. We then show how the SRM accounts for these complexities by decomposing interpersonal perceptions and behaviors into three independent components and describe the designs required to investigate these components. We then provide a step-by-step

https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-9004.2010.00303.x