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Noman Ikhlaq
Interpersonal communication can be defined in a variety of ways. One way is to define it by the number of people communicating and their relationship to each other. This we call the dyadic or relational definition.
Another way is to define it as a developmental process. Where communication begins as impersonal and becomes more and more personal as the interactions increase in frequency and intimacy. This we call the developmental definition.
Here those who are in communication are in some way ‘connected’. So communication between father and son, employer and employee, teacher student, friends fall under the category of dyadic approach. So it is impossible to have dyadic communication that is not interpersonal. Invariably there is some relationship between 2 people who are interacting. Even the stranger who asks directions of a neighborhood has an identifiable relationship with the resident as soon as the first message is sent. This interpersonal and non intimate relationship will then influence how the 2 individuals will interact with each other.
a) Dyadic Primacy:
In the case of triads [3 people], dyads [2 people relationships] remain primary. In case of 2 friends, when a third person joins the group, there come into existence 3 dyads [AB, BC and AC]. In this way Dyads can be observed in almost all large groups. Thus the nature of dyads depends on the nature of interaction, as 2 people come close due to some common interest.
b) Dyadic Coalition:
A dyadic coalition is a 2 person relationship formed to achieve a mutually desired goal. 2 teachers may take up a research project together, which may benefit all members of the group. At times such coalition is damaging, for instance if a parent forms a coalition with one of the children, he may end up alienating the rest of the children.
c) Dyadic Consciousness:
This means that in a dyadic relationship, there is the involvement of 2 people [team, pair, couple] and the third element i.e. the ‘relationship’. These are the thoughts of the people about the relationship, who are involved in it. As there increases involvement in the relationship, this third element starts gaining greater importance. Now the individual interest might be sacrificed so that the ‘relationship’ continues to be.
Another way is to define it as a developmental process. Where communication begins as impersonal and becomes more and more personal as the interactions increase in frequency and intimacy. This we call the developmental definition.
A Dyadic Approach to Interpersonal Communication
Here those who are in communication are in some way ‘connected’. So communication between father and son, employer and employee, teacher student, friends fall under the category of dyadic approach. So it is impossible to have dyadic communication that is not interpersonal. Invariably there is some relationship between 2 people who are interacting. Even the stranger who asks directions of a neighborhood has an identifiable relationship with the resident as soon as the first message is sent. This interpersonal and non intimate relationship will then influence how the 2 individuals will interact with each other.
a) Dyadic Primacy:
In the case of triads [3 people], dyads [2 people relationships] remain primary. In case of 2 friends, when a third person joins the group, there come into existence 3 dyads [AB, BC and AC]. In this way Dyads can be observed in almost all large groups. Thus the nature of dyads depends on the nature of interaction, as 2 people come close due to some common interest.
b) Dyadic Coalition:
A dyadic coalition is a 2 person relationship formed to achieve a mutually desired goal. 2 teachers may take up a research project together, which may benefit all members of the group. At times such coalition is damaging, for instance if a parent forms a coalition with one of the children, he may end up alienating the rest of the children.
c) Dyadic Consciousness:
This means that in a dyadic relationship, there is the involvement of 2 people [team, pair, couple] and the third element i.e. the ‘relationship’. These are the thoughts of the people about the relationship, who are involved in it. As there increases involvement in the relationship, this third element starts gaining greater importance. Now the individual interest might be sacrificed so that the ‘relationship’ continues to be.
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