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    • Understanding the structure of interpersonal relations is crucial for social psychology.
    • Previous research has explored various aspects of social perception, but a comprehensive dimensional analysis is needed.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To identify the fundamental dimensions underlying the conceptual space of interpersonal relations.
    • To analyze how individuals perceive and categorize different types of social interactions.

    Main Methods:

    • Eighty-seven subjects provided similarity ratings, subset selections, and bipolar scale ratings for 25 interpersonal relations.
    • Multidimensional scaling (INDSCAL) was employed to analyze the judgmental data.

    Main Results:

    • The conceptual space for interpersonal relations was found to be four-dimensional.
    • The identified dimensions were interpreted as: cooperative/friendly vs. competitive/hostile, equal vs. unequal, socioemotional/informal vs. task-oriented/formal, and intense vs. superficial.
    • Subgroup analyses indicated variations in the weighting of these dimensions.

    Conclusions:

    • Interpersonal relations can be systematically mapped onto a four-dimensional psychological space.
    • Individual differences in perception influence the salience of these relational dimensions.