Psychology Dissolution of Relationships

Why might realtionships break down?   cheating, jelaously, lack of communication                            (1) Economic Theories (2) Duck Precipitaing Factors And Phase Model (3) Lee Stage Model

(1) Economic Theories------ equality of costs and benefits may lead to break down                            SLT: All selfish by nature, weigh up costs and benefits, costs outweigh benefits= breakdown in relationship                                                                                                                                           HATFIELD: Happiest= costs and benefits equal ---- break down= imbalance in rewards SUPPORT- research into marriges- under benefitted= angry, over benfefitted= guilty                       NOT explain why people stay in unhappy relationships- KARNEY & BRADBURY: unhappiness not predict divorce                                                                                                                                 - (SLT), issues quantifying costs and benefits, selfish, not expalin pwople stay in unhappy relationships, (EQUITY THEORY), Not explain why people stay in unhappy marriges , individual difference                                                                                                                                              + supported by resarch, ARGYLE: women overbenefitted less happy than in equitable marriges      IMPICATIONS: DETERMINSTISTIC, Relationship are just based upon cost and benefits and have no other corresponding factors

(2) Ducks Precipitaing Factors-------- risk factors break down relationships, e.g. lack of skills(social skills), lack of stimulation (lack of rewards) BAXTER: lack of stimulation

stimulation cause relationships to break down BOEKHOUT: Affairs direct link to lack of skills and stimulation, maintinance difficulties ROHLFING: People find it easier to maintain long distance        +peronality= important in realtionship, GRAZIANO= high agreeableness                                            DUCK'S PHASE MODEL: