To lose one's sense of what it means to be human reflects a profound form of loss. Recent research in the study of dehumanization highlights that the loss of humanness can be experienced at the hands of close others. Moreover, acts of dehumanization can take many forms in close relationships. In this paper, we review the emerging literature on the study of dehumanization within interpersonal relationships, placing a specific emphasis on adult romantic relationships. We situate our review of the literature within a newly developed model of interpersonal dehumanization. This model outlines how many destructive relationship behaviors reflect forms of dehumanization, which can result in a vast array of personal and relational losses.

失去对作为人的意义的认识反映了一种深刻的损失形式。最近对非人性化研究的研究强调，人性的丧失可以在亲近的人手中经历。此外，非人化行为在亲密关系中可以采取多种形式。在本文中，我们回顾了关于人际关系中去人性化研究的新兴文献，特别强调成人浪漫关系。我们将文献回顾置于新开发的人际非人性化模型中。该模型概述了有多少破坏性的关系行为反映了非人性化的形式，这可能导致大量的个人和关系损失。