Investment Model Evaluation

Question 1

What is the mnemonic for this evaluation?

Answer 1

. Supporting evidence
. Methodological strength - questionnaires
. Cultural validity
. Lack of Generalisability to all relationships
. Explains abusive relationships

Question 2

Which studied applied rustbalt’s investment model to explain why people stay in abusive relationships?

Answer 2

Rusbult and Martz (1995)

Question 3

What was the procedure of rusbult and martz (1995)?

Answer 3

. Asked women who were living in refugee why they stayed with abusive partner instead of leaving as soon as the abuse began

Question 4

What were the findings of Rusbult and Martz?

Answer 4

Women stayed committed to the relationships as their economic alternative so were poor and their investment was great (deterred them from leaving the relationship even though satisfaction was low)
. Also shows that satisfaction isn’t as important as commitment in staying in relationships

Question 5

How does Lee and Agnew (2003) support Rusbult’s investment theory?

Answer 5

. Meta analysis of 52 studies from 1970-99
. 11,000 participants from 5 countries
- such a big sample size increases the validity
. Found that satisfaction, comparison with alternatives and investment all predicted relationship commitment
. High levels of commitment = most successful relationships
. Outcomes were true for homosexual couples too