Rusbults investment model of commmitment Flashcards
(7 cards)
what are the 3 factors that commitment is dependant on?
satisfcation
comparison with akternatives
investment
What is satisfaction?
-compare the rewards and costs
-both satsfied if there getting more rewards than they expected bas on previous relationship
What is comparsio to alt?
-compare current relationship with potential ones
-no relationship at all
What is investment?
anything lost if the relatinship ended
what are the two types of investment?
intrisic- direcrly putting into teh realtionsjip
extrinsic- things tht prevesiusly but now heavily
comommitment increas
What are the evaluations?
-le agnew
-correlational
-alt theory
Explain the evaluation of Le agnew?
-meta naalsis in 52 stduies 11000 ppt in five countries
-all predicted commitment
-more commitment more stable and long lastign