You do not currently have permission to view the full text for this document. Please sign in to an account with an active subscription or contact support.
This paper offers a theoretical elaboration of the complexities of the parallel and interrelated development of autonomy and affiliation. It proposes the concept of a separate line of development for women, "primary relatedness." The increase in self-esteem derived from "connectedness," being in close relationships, and developing others is described as a fundamental line of development and a form of mature interdependence and autonomy rather than a regressive and pathological form of dependency.