Responsiveness

How partners attend to and support each other’s needs and goals; it is a deliberately broad and inclusive construct that touches on many familiar concepts and processes in relationship science. Comprises understanding, validation, and caring.

Reference:

Reis, H. T., & Gable, S. L. (2015). Responsiveness. Current Opinion in Psychology, 1, 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.01.001