The Investment Model Flashcards
1
Q
Researchers
A
Impett
Le and Agnew
2
Q
What did impett do?
A
Married couple over 18 months
Found commitment to marriage by birth parties predicted relationship stability
3
Q
What did le and Agnew do?
A
Meta analysis of 52 studies 11000 ppts
54% of males and 45% females
3 factors all correlated with commit espessialt sat
4
Q
Eval
A
Can be applied to cases of abuse
Practical apps
Supporting research
5
Q
What 3 factors is commitment influenced by?
A
Satisfaction- product of outcomes of relationship eg rewards - costs
If rewards outweigh costs leads to sat
Quality of alternatives- if an alternative to current situation exists that’s seen as mire attractive may bpmead away from current
No relationship should be seen as more att
Investment- what a person puts in
