Commitment and relationship maintenance mechanisms

By C. Rusbult, N. Olsen, Jody L. Davis, Peggy A. Hannon. 2001

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Behavior expectations in cross-sex friendships, same-sex friendships, and romantic relationships (2009, unknown): “…importance of romantic partners as attachment ﬁgures (Trinke & Bartholomew, 1997), and the more explicit acknowledgment of long-term investments and commitments that often accompany the development of romantic relationships (e.g., Arriaga & Agnew, 2001; Rusbult, Olsen, Davis, & Hannon, 2001).”
Empathic accuracy and accommodative behavior among newly married couples (2002, background): “…work we have demonstrated that prosocial transformation encourages maintenance acts such as willingness to sacrifice, derogation of tempting alternatives, and forgiveness of betrayal (e.g., Finkel, Rusbult, Kumashiro, & Hannon, 2002; Van Lange et al., 1997; for a review, see Rusbult et al., 2001).”
A model of relational turbulence: The role of intimacy, relational uncertainty, and interference from partners in appraisals of irritations (2004, background): “In a similar vein, Rusbult and her colleagues have identified a host of methods for maintaining commitment in the face of dissatisfying partner behavior, including accommodation, willingness to sacrifice, idealized beliefs, and derogation of alternatives (e.g., Rusbult et al., 2001).”
Toward understanding understanding : The importance of feeling understood in relationships (2017, unknown): “People often adopt cognitive strategies to quell concerns about the relationship, a proposition that has been supported by extensive empirical evidence (Murray et al., 1996; Rusbult, Olsen, Davis, & Hannon, 2001).”
Memory as a self-protective mechanism (2009, methodology): “The following experiments are included: Green, Pinter, and Sedikides (2005), unmodifiable condition; Green and Sedikides (2004), high diagnosticity condition; Green, Sedikides, and Gregg (2008), Experiment 1; Green, Sedikides, Pinter, and Van Tongeren (2009), Experiment 1, control condition; Sedikid”