Equity and uncertainty in relational maintenance

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Relational Maintenance in Cross‐Sex Friendships Characterized by Different Types of Romantic Intent: An Exploratory Study (2005, background): “Indeed, scholars have argued that people can use specific types of maintenance behavior to help manage relational uncertainty (Dainton, 2003) or repair relationships after an uncertainty-increasing event (Emmers & Canary, 1996).”
Relational Uncertainty and Relationship Talk within Courtship: A Longitudinal Actor–Partner Interdependence Model (2011, background): “When people are unsure about their relationship, they behave in ways that may escalate face threats for their partner: They communicate less fluently (Knobloch, 2006), view irritations as more severe (Theiss & Solomon, 2006b), and are less satisfied with their relationship (Dainton, 2003; Knobloch, ”
Equity and Interdependence as Predictors of Relational Maintenance Strategies (2006, background): “In one exception, Dainton (2003) did not find support for equity.”
The Use of Negative Behaviors to Maintain Relationships (2008, background): “However, this study more closely resembles other studies, which have found only limited support for the extent to which equity fully or accurately explains the process of relationship maintenance (e.g., Dainton, 2003a).”