Relationships - Theories of Romantic Relationships

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Social exchange theory,equity theory and Rusbults Investment model of commitment, satisfaction, Ducks phase model of relationship breakdown; intra-psychic dyadic, social and grave dressing places
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Explain the economic view that the theories are based on They assume relationships are run on a profit or loss basis - what an individual is putting on and getting out of a relationship
explain the social exchange theory Thibaut and Kelley - a series of exchanges between individuals. maximise their rewards and minimize their costs. the exchange part - recieve rewards and reciprocate. rewards = company, security and sexual behaviours costs = physical and psychological abuse and loss of oppurtunities
When someone is deciding to break up with their partner what are the two levels of comparison they will consider? the comparison between costs and rewards of the current relationship and what the individual is used to in other relationships the comparison between costs and rewards of the current relationship and and what we could have as an alternative
Evaluation of SET (study) Kurdek - investigated the importance of social exchange factors in determining relationship quality
what procedure did Kurdek use? 185 couples (heterosexual, cohabiting, same sex - all without children) completed questionnaires
What were the findings from Kurdek? greater relationship satisfaction was associated with; perception of benefits and seeing alternatives as less attractive postive marriages 5:1 unsucessful marriages 1:1 (positive:negative)
whats the goal of intergrated couples therapy? increase positive exchanges and reduce neagtive ones.
Evaluation Difficult defining a cost and a benefit - constant attention could be rewarding for one person but not the other, might only be a benefit early on
Evaluation ignores fairness or equity
Explain Equity theory profit is less important than fairness; maximise equality and minimise inequality in costs and rewards. unfairness can lead to a breakdown in relationships through dissatisfaction if the loser feels there is no way to restore fairness
Evaluation of equity theory (study) research support Stafford- 200 married couples - completed measures of equity, relationship satisfaction and maintenance strategies. satisfaction was highest for spouses who saw their relationship as equitable
evaluation of equity may not apply to all cultures. individualists cultures see equity as more important than collectivist cultures
explain the investment model when people are considering to break up they also consider how much they've invested in the relationship. 'anything a person puts into a relationship that will be lost if they leave it' financial, temporal and emotional
what is commitment made up of? satisfaction level - product of the outcomes, compared to a personal standard should surpass the comparison level quality of alternatives investment size - how much will be lost if they leave
How did Rusbult test this theory? asked college students in heterosexual relationships to complete a questionnaire. satisfaction, comparison and investment. high satisfaction and investment. An attractive alternative is a large feature
support? Le and Agnew 52 study metanalysis 11.000 - 5 countries homosexual and heterosexual commitment = stable and longer
support individuals stay when their invesments are great and they have limited alernatives
Rollie and Duck focused on the process of a relationship breakdown
whats the first phase? intra psychic phase - one partner is dissastisfied and considers costs and benefits
whats the second phase? Dyadic phase - confronts partner
whats the third phase? social phase - negotiation with partner, disscusion in social networking
whats the fourth phase? Grave-dressing processes - each person creates a version of what went wrong
positive evaluation (3) cognitive and behavioural aspects importnat applications process
negative evaluation (4) doesn't explain why all relationships go through the same stages may be gender differences may not apply to cross cultural relationships
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