"Relationship initiation" refers to the act of beginning or starting a relationship with someone, whether it is a friendship, romantic partnership, or any other form of connection.
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The third issue we examine is how the perceived balance of the work
of relationship initiation and maintenance is associated with relationship satisfaction and commitment.
In contrast, when the potential social costs of a new relationship were primed, high self - esteem individuals were more interested
in relationship initiation compared to those with low self - esteem.
Online Dating and Speed - dating: What do online dating and speed - dating reveal about the psychological processes involved in
romantic relationship initiation?
When women recall a recent past event they felt they had control over, they report increased intentions to initiate dates to a level that equals men's
typical relationship initiation intentions.
A substantial portion of my current research centers on people's level of self - awareness in
relationship initiation processes, as well as how people portray themselves in new dating contexts as a function of their attachment style.
As I listened to them obsess over why their strategies worked on some women but not others, I couldn't help but wonder the same thing — and I also couldn't help but wonder why these men found assertive
relationship initiation strategies to be so appealing in the first place.
Jennifer's research
examines relationship initiation and maintenance behaviors, specifically, the ways in which relationships impact evolutionary reproductive urges.
In this post, I describe research on how the fear of rejection affects how people think and behave when trying to start a new relationship (what researchers refer to
as relationship initiation).
Segrin focused on four specific indicators of social skills: the ability to provide emotional support to others; self - disclosure, or the ability to share personal information with others; negative assertion skills, or the ability to stand up to unreasonable requests from others; and
relationship initiation skills, or the ability to introduce yourself to others and get to know them.
The claim is supported by two means: by examining the perceptions of relationships, communication, and personhood that are embedded in American women ‟ s interviews, and by comparing these perceptions with Finnish women ‟ s interviews
about relationship initiation.
For example, she examines why some people — but not others — choose to avoid situations that
facilitate relationship initiation, how people's offers and requests for support change as partners develop close relationships, and how unique features of the relationship context shape partners» physiological, behavioral, and psychological responses to stressful situations in newly - formed relationships.
Both partners need to feel the spark — and this mutual connection causes a change in testosterone levels (in both men and women), that creates an increase in
relationship initiation behavior (e.g., flirting, contact through email / texting).
However, a majority (approximately 64 %) perceived the work
of relationship initiation as imbalanced (i.e., one partner contributing more than the other).
As the authors write, «Although shy or socially anxious people may ask questions of the other to detract attention from themselves, our research shows that this is not a good strategy
for relationship initiation.
Handbook of
relationship initiation (pp. 29 - 54).
«I think that the findings from this study suggest that it is important to examine
both relationship initiation processes and relationship maintenance processes in concert, not as two separate, non-overlapping phenomena,» she told HuffPost.
The purpose of the present research was to provide an empirical exploration of the validity of the layperson stigma towards users of contemporary MMIs by assessing the extent to which users and nonusers of these various services differ on key individual characteristics relevant to
relationship initiation and progression.
David over at the Online Dating Insider found a study of online dating called «Scripts for Online Dating: A Model and Theory of Online Romantic
Relationship Initiation».
Lisa's research examines how personality traits like self - esteem and attachment influence interpersonal processes in ambiguous social situations — situations affording both rewards and costs — such as social support contexts,
relationship initiation, and marriage proposals.
(Posted Feb 2012) Click here for the transcript of this podcast Number 6 Interviews with Justin Cavallo on gender differences and
relationship initiation and Jennifer Byrd - Craven on how talking about negative events with friends can actually cause more stress.
The bold and the bashful: Self - esteem, gender, and
relationship initiation.
The emotional landscape of romantic
relationship initiation.
, Handbook of
relationship initiation (pp. 353 — 371).
- Science of Relationships articles Website / CV Lisa's research examines how personality traits like self - esteem and attachment influence interpersonal processes in ambiguous social situations — situations affording both rewards and costs — such as social support contexts,
relationship initiation, and marriage proposals.
ReCAST: Changing the model of
relationship initiation.
Uncertainty and
relationship initiation.
Such a scenario reflects a generally simple rule of
relationship initiation: when conversation flows easily between strangers, people tend to feel bonded with one another and this flow can indicate the beginning of a meaningful relationship.
, Handbook of
Relationship Initiation, (pp. 3 - 28).
With the Grammy's just around the corner, I figured it was time to think about the importance of music in
relationship initiation.
Both of these studies demonstrate a reliable and robust effect of guitars on different aspects of
relationship initiation (i.e., women giving out their phone numbers for a date and accepting Facebook friendship), but neither provides conclusive support for why this difference occurs.
Hookups: A facilitator or a barrier to
relationship initiation and intimacy development?