The maintenance of romantic relationships
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- Created on: 30-03-13 14:42
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- Maintenance of relationships
- Equity theory
- Shown by Stafford and Canary, who found that those reporting higher equity, also reported higher satisfaction
- However this uses self reports which are unreliable and can be swayed by SDB
- Limited by Gender bias
- Steli and weltman found that men and women judge equity differently. E.G the importance of careers is judged differently, depending on who earns more.
- Perceived inequity of a relationships leads to dissatisfaction
- Limited as it's subjective, and there's no real measure of equity.
- Not the same as equality - it's a ratio on inputs and outputs
- The higher the perceived inequity, the higher the distress
- Clark and Mills suggest the the relationship between lovers is more about a desire to for-fill the needs of the other, rather than inputs/outputs.
- Waister (1978)
- Shown by Stafford and Canary, who found that those reporting higher equity, also reported higher satisfaction
- Social exchange theory
- commitment occurs if profits out way costs
- Supported by abusive relationships being maintained
- Thibault and Kelly (1959)
- Comparison levels are developed; comparing previous and possible relationships to the current one
- This is supported by Simpson, who found that those in relationships rated the attractiveness of others lower - suggesting they've compared it and are now protecting it
- This is limited by the fact the people leave relationships despite no alternative/ cost of remaining.
- Based on Western ideas of relationships - staying/leavingfor individualistic reasons.
- commitment occurs if profits out way costs
- Reductionist and Determinist
- Can be explained using the evolutionary theory
- Equity theory
- Perceived inequity of a relationships leads to dissatisfaction
- Limited as it's subjective, and there's no real measure of equity.
- Not the same as equality - it's a ratio on inputs and outputs
- The higher the perceived inequity, the higher the distress
- Clark and Mills suggest the the relationship between lovers is more about a desire to for-fill the needs of the other, rather than inputs/outputs.
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