The Influence of Personality Shaping on Romantic Relationships in Early Adulthood

Zihan Zhou

doi:10.54097/2s6emv80

Authors

Zihan Zhou

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54097/2s6emv80

Keywords:

Romantic relationship; attachment theory; self-expansion model; mindfulness; cognition behavior therapy.

Abstract

Intimacy is a type of interpersonal relationship that refers to a subjectively experienced emotional or physical closeness. In the modern society of individualization, the focus on emotional communication and confession, mutual knowledge, and understanding are at the heart of modern, intimate relationships. Patterns in intimate relationships are often related to the individual’s personality. Research has shown that personality building in infancy and early adulthood has important implications for romantic relationships, including attachment relationships, self-expansion, mindfulness, and changing established work patterns. Owing to the existent relevant academy of factors influencing romantic relationships is extensive, and the factors appear relatively independent, this literature review tries to reduce this confusing status quo by presenting a neoteric perspective. This literature review will provide empirical and conceptual insights from (i) an overview of the definitions and mechanisms of action of different theories and (ii) an analysis of the links between different factors.

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