Equity and uncertainty in relational maintenance

Implications of Relationship Social Comparison Tendencies Among Dating and Married Individuals

“…This measure has been able to discriminate between distressed and non-distressed marital relationships (Norton, 1983). Reliability for the measure is generally high, split-half = .95, suggesting some redundancy in the items (Dainton, 2003). The coefficient alpha was equal to .95 and .96 for the dating and married samples, respectively.…”

“…One explanatory mechanism for these types of maintenance processes within relationships is relationship uncertainty (Dainton, 2003). The development of intimacy is a difficult process.…”

A Review of Theoretical Approaches to Interpersonal Power

“…Both "over-benefited" partners (who receive more rewards relative to inputs compared to their partners) and "under-benefited" partners (who receive fewer rewards relative to inputs compared to their partners) will be less satisfied than those who perceive receiving rewards that match their expectations. 66 Thus, this theory goes beyond the typical cost-benefit analysis of the social exchange-based theories and posits additional relationships between power equity and satisfaction.…”

“I Just Can’t Clean the Bathroom as Well as You Can!”: Communicating Domestic Labor Task Equity-Resistance and Equity-Restoring Strategies Among Married Individuals

“…Still, equity theorists argue that individual partners will have a unique perception of equity, regardless of how members of the dyad share tasks in their relationship (Lennon & Rosenfeld, 1994). In addition, concern for obtaining equity has an effect on the individual's perception of relationship satisfaction (Alberts et al, 2011;Dainton, 2003;Mikula, Riederer, & Bodi, 2012), marital commitment (Tang & Curran, 2013), and may predict the mechanism by which couples engage in conflict (Bippus, Boren, & Worsham, 2008).…”