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relationship maintenance: a standalone construct

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relationshipmaintenance1 CONSTRUCTRelationship maintenanceSTAFFORD · COMMUNICATION

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Communication

strategies partners use to keep a relationship in a desired state, such as positivity, openness and assurances.

In communication, relationship maintenance refers to strategies partners use to keep a relationship in a desired state, such as positivity, openness and assurances. This meaning comes from Stafford (1991) in Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.[1]

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References

  1. Stafford, L., & Canary, D. J. (1991). Maintenance Strategies and Romantic Relationship Type, Gender and Relational Characteristics. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 8(2), 217-242. https://doi.org/10.1177/0265407591082004

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