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Rusbults investment model

Explore Rusbult's Investment Model, which explains how satisfaction, alternatives, and investment influence commitment in romantic relationships. This summary highlights key concepts such as relationship maintenance mechanisms, intrinsic and extrinsic investments, and the psychological factors that drive partners to stay together, even in challenging situations. Ideal for students studying social psychology and interpersonal relationships.

Rusbult's Commitment Model

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Amy Breen

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rusbult's investment model of relationships 

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Psychology

AP Psychology

Rusbult's investment model of relationships 

Motivation and emotion

Emotional intelligence and its importance

There's a cognitive element:
committed partners think
about others and potential
alternatives in predictable ways
Positive illusions:
Unrealistically positive
about their partner
The distinction is important
as it explains why dissatisfied
partners may choose to stay-
they're committed
Eg, the more committed
you feel, the more
investments you're
willing to make
The direction of causality
may be the opposite of what
the model suggests
It views investment
in a simplistic,
one-dimensional way
Goodfriend and Agnew
found there is more
investment than
just resources
They're committed as
they made an investment.
that they don't want to
see go to waste
They extend rustbelts model
by including investments.
into future plans
Relationship
maintenance mechanisms
Satisfaction vs.
commitment
Oversimplifies
investment
Correlations dont allow us
to conclude that the factors
like investment cause
commitment
People usually put
their partners interests.
firsts and forgive them
for serious transgressions
They will work hard to
maintain and repair a
damaged relationship
when it hits a rough patch.
Correlation,
not causation
Partners are motivated
to commit as they want
to see future plans for
the future work out
Rusbult argues commitment
is the main psychological factor
causing people to stay in relationships-
Satisfaction is a contributory factor
Ridiculing alternatives:
Negative about tempting
alternatives and other
peoples relationships
The model is limited
and fails to recognise
investment complexity
Limitations
Self report
This can be influenced
by bias, subjective
beliefs and lies
A satisfying relationship
is judged by how
profitable it is
Rusbults investment model
Partners are satisfied
if they get more out
of relationships than
they expect based
on experience
If partners experience high
satisfaction and the alternatives
are unattractive, the size
of investment increases and
this means more commitment
Evaluation
Rusbult and Martz studied
domestically abused
women at a shelter
The extent to which
romantic partners
feel the rewards of a
relationship exceed the costs
Those most likely to return
to an abusive partner reported
having mad the greatest
investment and having
the fewest alternatives
1- Satisfaction:
Strengths
Explains staying in
abusive relationships
The women were
dissatisfied
but still committed
Based on the
comparison level
Factors commitment
depends on
3- investement:
Extrinsic investment:
Resources that previously
didn't feature in
relationship but now closely
associate with it
eg, shared car, children,
mutual friends etc.
Le and Agnew reviewed
52 studies including
11,000 participants
from 5 countries
Research
support
Increases the validity
and universality
of the theory
A judgement that partners
make concerning whether a
relationship with a different.
partner would bring more
rewards and fewer costs
2- comparison with
alternatives
It proves that satisfaction
alone doesn't explain why
people stay in relationships-
commitment and investment
play a part
Resources associated with
a romantic relationship
that partners would lose.
if it were to end
They ask themselves if the
alternatives are more
attractive and if their needs
can be better met elsewhere
Intrinsic investment:
Resources put directly into
the relationships eg,
money, energy, emotion,
self disclosure etc.
It was found satisfaction,
CLalt and investment size
all predicted relationship
commitment
The findings were the
same from men and women
across all cultures and
also homosexuals
When commitment was
greatest, the relationship
I was more stable and
longer lasting

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