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Close relationships as including other in the self

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ID6207629
AuthorsArthur Aron (0000-0003-2887-9400), Elaine N Aron, Michael Tudor, Greg Nelson (0000-0002-8524-5909)
Year1991
Volume60
Issue2
Pages241-253
Publication date1991-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.60.2.241
OpenAlexW2009317323
LanguageEN
Citations received593
References cited36

The cognitive significance of being in a close relationship is described in terms of including other in the self (in Lewin's sense of overlapping regions of the life space and in James's sense of the self as resources, perspectives, and characteristics). Experiment 1, adapting Liebrand's (1984) deco

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