title: An emerging theory of human relatedness.
abstract: Theory of human relatedness addresses a pervasive human concern, establishing and maintaining relatedness to others, objects, environments, society and self. This theory, derived from a series of inductive and deductive strategies, views relatedness as a functional, behavioral system rooted in early attachment behaviors. Individuals move through different states of relatedness including connectedness, disconnectedness, parallelism and enmeshment. Social processes that contribute to this movement are sense of belonging, reciprocity, mutuality and synchrony. Disruptions in clients' relatedness contribute to biological, psychological, and social disturbances.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 48109.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Hagerty
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lynch-Sauer
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Patusky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bouwsema
mesh_terms: D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011582:Psychological Theory; D012919:Social Behavior; D012934:Social Isolation