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interpersonal, a. Psychol.|ɪntəˈpɜːsənəl|
[f. inter- 4 c + personal a. 5.]
Between persons; spec. a term introduced by H. S. Sullivan (1892–1949) to describe behaviour between people in any encounter. So interpersoˈnality, the state or fact of being interpersonal; interˈpersonally adv., in an interpersonal manner.
1842C. Fox Mem. 30 May (1883) 195 Talking over phrenology, mesmerism, and interpersonal influence. 1938H. S. Sullivan in Psychiatry I. 121 Psychiatry seeks to discover and formulate the laws of human personality... Its peculiar field is the study of interpersonal phenomena. Personality is made manifest in interpersonal situations, and not otherwise. It is to the elucidation of interpersonal relations, therefore, that psychiatry applies itself. 1946C. Morris Signs, Lang. & Behavior 39 (heading) The interpersonality of the language sign. 1947P. L. Harriman Dict. Psychol. 184 Interpersonal relationships, the reciprocal influences which persons exert upon one another in primary (face-to-face) social groups. 1949M. Mead Male & Female x. 212 The specific interpersonality of the sexual act. Ibid. ii. 39 Using the understanding not interpersonally but personally. 1959H. Bonner Group Dynamics ii. iii. 90 An important feature of interpersonal aggression is that it is usually accompanied by the members' insight into their own behavior. 1962U. Weinreich in Householder & Saporta Probl. in Lexicogr. 43 Lexicography as a descriptive (rather than a normative) discipline must also take the criterion of interpersonality seriously. 1963Dissertation Abstr. XXIII. 3484/1 He was impulsive, emotionally and interpersonally immature, and not emancipated from his parents. 1964M. Argyle Psychol. & Social Probl. xv. 183 Sociological field studies of neighbourhoods, factories and families can disclose facts about inter-personal behaviour and relationships. 1971M. Cook (title) Interpersonal perception. Ibid. 11 That area of social psychology—variously called interpersonal perception, person perception and impression formation. 1972Jrnl. Social Psychol. LXXXVI. 177 The 15-year-old boy..was involved in interpersonal conflicts with his stepfather.
▸ interpersonal skills n. the abilities which enable effective communication and social interaction between people.
1944Sociometry 7 131 Especially in the teaching of attitudes and *interpersonal skills..it seems essential to crack the shell of educational formality in classroom situations. 1967H. Grobman in A. C. Ornstein Accountability for Teachers ii. 28 Interpersonal skills, including socialization, communication, and cooperation are commonly agreed upon as desirable goals. 2000D. Adebayo My Once upon a Time (2001) iii. 55 She'd seen the ad recruiting women for a swinging new resort. Career prospects excellent. Must have good interpersonal skills. |