<span>Affinity is the degree to which people like or appreciate one another. </span><span>Immediacy is the degree of interest and attention that people feel toward and communicate to others. </span><span>Control is the degree to which the parties in a relationship have the power to influence one another. </span>Affinity, immediacy, respect, and control are dimensions of relational communication, which is <span> interpersonal </span><span>communication and refers to the </span>personal relationships.