relationship awareness

• a person's thinking about interaction patterns, comparisons, or contrasts between oneself and one's partner in a relationship
• Acitelli, L. K. (1988). When spouses talk to each other about their relationship. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 5, 185-199.
• Acitelli, L. K. (1992). Gender differences in relationship awareness and marital satisfaction among young married couples. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 18, 102-110.
• Acitelli, L. K. (1993). You, me, and us: Perspectives on relationship awareness. In S. Duck (Ed.), Understanding relationship processes: Individuals in relationships (Vol. 1, pp. 144-174). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.