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13 cards from this deck
To understand why people persist in romantic relationships
Satisfaction, investments, absence of better alternatives
Comparison levels - comparing rewards & costs
Whether needs could be better met outside current relationship
Resources tied to relationship that would be lost if it ended
Resources put directly in: time, effort, money, self-disclosure
Resources linked to relationship: shared items, friends, children
Commitment = Satisfaction + Investments - Alternatives
Acting to promote relationship, not retaliating in conflicts
52 studies, 11,000 participants from 5 countries
Battered women in shelters - why they stay despite abuse
Oversimplifies investment - ignores future plans & aspirations
Most studies correlational - can't prove causation
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