FIGURE 15.14
Rusbult’s Interdependence Model
According to Rusbult, the commitment to a relationship is influenced not just by a person’s satisfaction with that relationship, but also by how much the person has invested and the quality of the alternatives the person thinks are elsewhere. When satisfaction and investment are high, and the quality of alternatives is low, stronger commitment and relationship maintenance generally follow.
Rusbult’s Interdependence Model
According to Rusbult, the commitment to a relationship is influenced not just by a person’s satisfaction with that relationship, but also by how much the person has invested and the quality of the alternatives the person thinks are elsewhere. When satisfaction and investment are high, and the quality of alternatives is low, stronger commitment and relationship maintenance generally follow.
[Research from: Rusbult (1983)]