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Table 1

Developmental Levels in the Relationship Framework: The Case of Friendship

					Interpersonal Skills
Level	Social Perspective Coordination	Age^a	Interpersonal Understanding	Personal Meaning	Interpersonal Negotiation Strategies	Shared Experience
0	egocentric	3-5	undifferentiated	dismissive	impulsive	enmeshed or situation-based
1	one-way unreflective	6-7	differentiated	impersonal	unilateral	action-based
2	reciprocal	7-8	reflective	personal rule-based	cooperative	feeling-based
3	mutual	12-14	third-person	need-based (isolated)	compromise	identity-based and empathic
4	interdependent	15-18	intersubjective/societal-symbolic	need-based (integrated)	collaborative	boundary-based

					Interpersonal Skills
Level	Social Perspective Coordination	Age^a	Interpersonal Understanding	Personal Meaning	Interpersonal Negotiation Strategies	Shared Experience
0	egocentric	3-5	undifferentiated	dismissive	impulsive	enmeshed or situation-based
1	one-way unreflective	6-7	differentiated	impersonal	unilateral	action-based
2	reciprocal	7-8	reflective	personal rule-based	cooperative	feeling-based
3	mutual	12-14	third-person	need-based (isolated)	compromise	identity-based and empathic
4	interdependent	15-18	intersubjective/societal-symbolic	need-based (integrated)	collaborative	boundary-based

^aAge when capacity emerges normatively.