Unmitigated Agency and Unmitigated Communion: Distinctions from Agency and Communion ☆ ☆☆

@article{Helgeson1999UnmitigatedAA,
  title={Unmitigated Agency and Unmitigated Communion: Distinctions from Agency and Communion ☆ ☆☆},
  author={Vicki S. Helgeson and Heidi L. Fritz},
  journal={Journal of Research in Personality},
  year={1999},
  volume={33},
  pages={131-158}
}
Abstract The purpose of this paper is to establish the importance of distinguishing unmitigated agency and unmitigated communion from agency and communion. First, we examine the empirical overlap and distinctions among the four constructs. Then, we demonstrate the differential association of unmitigated agency, unmitigated communion, agency, and communion to relationship and health outcomes. We conclude that only unmitigated agency and unmitigated communion are associated with relationship… 
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