Abstract：This paper reviewes the "relationship orientation" systematically and points out that the "relation orientation" is a definition of special psychological attendance and behavioral style which people define their own and other's social role according to the relationship. Relation orientation is a kind of psychological attitude of individual and also a kind of behavior pattern. Comparing with typical western people, the Chinese have the obvious relation orientation. Relation orientation has the contents of three levels. The paper also reports the main findings by using a Relation Orientation Scale to measure 1250 university students in Wuhan city of mainland of China.
