Research into formation, maintenence and breakdown of relationships

1. descriptions of an imaginary stranger with varying degrees of similarity with the participants own attitudes. The imaginary stranger was liked more (and seen as a more potential date) if he/she was similar to the person doing the rating (similarity) (12)
2. established that the participants were first attracted to each other because of similarity of attitudes, and that, as they got to know each other better, those who discovered more dissimilarities than similarities became less attracted to each other. (11)
7. found that participant rating for liking of an experimenter was highest when the experimenter had positively evaluated the participant, producing positive feelings in them (Reward/Need satisfaction) (14)
8. Asked over 200 couples to complete questionnaire measuring relationship satisfaction. Satisfaction highest = couples who perceived their relationship as equitable. Followed by over benefited partners and lowest for under benefited. (Equity) (17)
10. found married couples with similar personalities tend to be happier than those with less similar personalities (similarity) (16)

2. asked participants to rate members of the opposite sex in terms of attractiveness; those participants who gave lower ratings were already in a relationship. (11)
3. Investigated whether marital inequity is associated with later marital disruption. only subjective index of inequity is women's sense of being under-benefited (7)
5. Interviewed over 500 students about equity in their relationships. Three months later the inequitable relationships were more likely to have ended. (8)
6. 70% of students sampled had experienced at least one LDRR and 90% had experienced one LDF (maintenence difficulties) (8)
9. undergraduates who had recently broken up with a romantic partner typically reported that they experienced emotional distress and personal growth (17)

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