Relationship-Building Skills of Child-Rearing Mothers in Japanese Communities by Hikaru Honda, Nobuko Matsuda, Michiyo Hirano, Kazuko Saeki

“…The mothers’ interpersonal relationship-building skills were described by six categories: “ability to strive for new encounters,” “ability to try to interact socially with others,” “ability to choose compatible people,” “ability to continuously maintain good relationships,” “ability to take action suitable to a situation,” and “ability to build positive relationships with parents-in-law.” Cognitive aspects of assessing and understanding the interactions that occur during exchanges and behavioral aspects guided by these cognitions were identified within these skills. …”
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