Equity Theory and Intimate Relationships

Hatfield, Elaine; Utne, Mary K.; Traupmann, Jane

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-143550-9.50010-0

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“…Because Singaporean women have more materialistic standards, they placed a higher emphasis on a marriage partner's potential resources than did American women. From an economic exchange perspective (e.g., Blau 1964;Hatfield et al 1979), marriage involves a competitive market process whereby individuals put their own qualifications on offer while attempting to obtain the best set of traits in a mate. In economic markets, any factor that causes either buyers or sellers to expect more initially widens the buyer-seller gap and decreases the number of potential transactions until the other side adjusts.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Incompatibility of Materialism and the Desire for Children: Psychological Insights into the Fertility Discrepancy Among Modern Countries

Patel

Balliet

et al. 2010

Soc Indic Res

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We examined factors related to attitudes toward marriage and the importance of having children in both the US and Singapore. Path analysis indicated that life dissatisfaction leads to materialism, and both of these factors lead to favorable attitudes toward marriage, which leads to greater desire for children. Further analysis indicated this model was effective in explaining the difference in desire for children between Singaporeans and Americans, whereby Singaporeans have lower life satisfaction, higher materialism, and lower attitudes toward marriage and children. Materialistic standards of success were also related to the emphasis women placed on potential marriage partners' earning capacity. As Singaporean women had higher materialistic standards, they also placed higher emphasis on potential mates' earning capacity. Results suggest a consideration of psychological variables such as life satisfaction, materialism, and mate preferences may lead to a better understanding of larger-scale socioeconomic issues, including low fertility rates among developed East Asian countries.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Incompatibility of Materialism and the Desire for Children: Psychological Insights into the Fertility Discrepancy Among Modern Countries

Patel

Balliet

et al. 2010

Soc Indic Res

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“…One might expect that relationships are maximally satisfying when the instrumentality that one gives to and receives from a partner are balanced, and that imbalances in instrumentality would result in conflict and dissatisfaction in one or both members of the dyad (Hatfield, & Rapson, 2011;Hatfield, Walster, & Berscheid, 1978). However, we postulate that apparent imbalances in instrumentality will not always be problematic, for at least three reasons.…”

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confidence: 99%

A People-As-Means Approach to Interpersonal Relationships

Orehek¹,

Forest²

2017

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Interpersonal relationships and goal pursuit are intimately interconnected. In the present paper, we present a people-as-means perspective on relationships. According to this perspective, people serve as means to goals-helping other people to reach their goals in a variety of ways, such as by contributing their time, lending their knowledge, skills, and resources, and providing emotional support and encouragement. Because people serve as means to goals, we propose that considering relationship processes in terms of the principles of goal pursuit can provide novel and important insights into the ways that people think, feel, and behave in these interpersonal contexts. We describe the principles of means-goals relations, review evidence for each principle involving people as means, and discuss implications of our approach for relationship formation, maintenance, and dissolution. for relationship processes? In the pages that follow, we present a people-as-means approach to interpersonal relationships, summarize evidence linking principles of goal pursuit to instances in which people are means, and discuss the novel insights gained from adopting a people-as meansperspective on relationships.

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“…Perceived relational equity was assessed via the Hatfield Global Equity Measure (HGEM; Hatfield, Utne, & Traupmann, 1979). This measure assesses whether individuals feel that they are treated equitably in their relationships by using a single item that asks: "Considering what you put into your relationship compared to what you get out of it, and what your partner puts in compared to what s/he gets out of it, how does your relationship stack up?"…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%