Relationships: TORR - equity theory Flashcards

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Who proposed equity theory

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Walster et al

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Equity theory

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level of profit should be roughly the same for both partners

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How does inequality cause distress?

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when one partner over benefits and the other under benefits

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Underbenefitting

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dissatisfied, anger, resentful

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overbenefitting

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less dissatisfied, but guilt and shame

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Satisfying relationships involve what?

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negotiation to achieve and maintain equity

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what do negotiations involve?

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Trade offs to achieve a sense of fairness

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Correlation between perceived equity and dissatisfaction

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the greater the perceived inequity the greater the dissatisfaction

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why are changes in equity likely to occur?

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start of R: natural to contribute more than you receive

satisfaction of relationship may fall if this continues

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How is inequity addressed?

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behavioural

cognitive

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Solving inequity: behavioural

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under benefitted will work to make it equitable as long as they believe it is possible and relationship salvageable

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Solving inequity: cognitive

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partner revise perceptions of rewards and costs so relationship feels more equitable = abuse can become accepted

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A03: research support

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Utne et al

those couples who valued equity more satisfied with relationship than those over/under benefitting

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A03: Cultural differences

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Aumer-Ryan
individualist - satisfied when relationship more equitable
Collectivist - satisfied when overbenefitting

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A03: Individual differences

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Huseman
some partners benevolent
some partners entitled
shows desire for equity subject to individual differences, not universal

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A03: Benevolent

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happy to contribute more to relationship than they get out of it, i.e underbenefit

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A03: Entitled

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happy to receive more form a relationship than they put in. over benefit w/o guilt