Remembering relationship development: constructing a context for interactions
Abstract
Over the course of a relationship’s development, new information about both the partner and the relationship is continually being acquired; thus the store of information and beliefs that comprise the relational history will need to be updated and possibly amended if the individual is to maintain a coherent and accurate context against which later events can be interpreted. This chapter reports a study that examines part of this process of building up a unique relational context by investigating the gradual evolution of the personal history of a relationship during the early stages of its development.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Hermeneutics and Narrative Identity
Aging
Elder Care
and Social Issues
Health
Medicine and Society
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Accounting for Relationships
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Pages
- 60–73
- Publication date
- 13 April 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter