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Intimita jako jeden ze základních znaků těsných vztahů
Intimacy as One of Fundamental Features of Close Relationships

Author(s): Daniela Haubertová, Ivan Slaměník
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum
Keywords: Intimacy; self-exposure; close relationships; prototypic method

Summary/Abstract: The paper first introduces concepts of intimacy and close relationships separately. It defines specific features of intimacy in partner, family and friend relationships. The empirical research, carried out via the prototypic method, focused on understanding of intimacy among Czech population and its relevance to outcomes of similar foreign researches. Our empirical findings confirmed current state of knowledge. We consider them as a specific contribution to a definition of intimacy and its more accurate role in close interpersonal relationships.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 9-23
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Czech