Interpersonal relationship

===Relational self===
Relationships are also important for their ability to help individuals develop a [[sense of self]]. The relational self is the part of an individual's self-concept that consists of the feelings and beliefs that one has regarding oneself that develops based on interactions with others.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Andersen SM, Chen E | year = 2002 | title = The relational self: an interpersonal social-cognitive theory | journal = Psychological Review | volume = 109 | issue = 4| pages = 619–45 | doi=10.1037/0033-295x.109.4.619| pmid = 12374322 | citeseerx = 10.1.1.409.2705 }}</ref> In other words, one's emotions and behaviors are shaped by prior relationships. Relational self theory posits that prior and existing relationships influence one's emotions and behaviors in interactions with new individuals, particularly those individuals that remind them of others in their life. Studies have shown that exposure to someone who resembles a significant other activates specific self-beliefs, changing how one thinks about oneself in the moment more so than exposure to someone who does not resemble one's [[significant other]].<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hinkley K, Andersen SM | year = 1996 | title = The working self-concept in transference: significant-other activation and self change | journal = Journal of Personality and Social Psychology | volume = 71 | issue = 6| pages = 1279–1295 | doi=10.1037/0022-3514.71.6.1279| pmid = 8979392 }}</ref>