1997
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.6.1330
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From game theory to real life: How social value orientation affects willingness to sacrifice in ongoing close relationships.

Abstract: This research adopted an interdependence analysis of sacrifice, examining the link between commitment (i.e., the subjective experience of dependence and long-term orientation) and willingness to sacrifice in ongoing close relationships, and determining whether this link is moderated by preexisting individual differences in social value orientation (i.e., prosocial, individualistic, or competitive orientation). Consistent with hypotheses, results of 2 studies revealed both that willingness to sacrifice was asso… Show more

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“…Movement away from given preferences is assumed to result from transformation of motivation, a process that leads individuals to devalue their immediate self-interest and act on the basis of broader considerations. The effective preferences that result from that process have been demonstrated to be more predictive of actual behavior than the given preferences, thus providing support for the transformation process (e.g., Dehue, McClintock, & Liebrand, 1993;Van Lange, Agnew, Harinck, & Steemers, 1997; for a review, see Rusbult & Van Lange, 1996). For example, tendencies toward accommodation (i.e., to respond constructively rather than destructively to a partner's potentially destructive behavior) are more likely when individuals are provided with plentiful (vs. limited) time to think about the antecedents and consequences of the conflict in light of broader implications for the self, the partner, or the relationship (Rusbult et al, 1991;Yovetich & Rusbult, 1994).…”
Section: An Interdependence Framework Of Forgivingmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Movement away from given preferences is assumed to result from transformation of motivation, a process that leads individuals to devalue their immediate self-interest and act on the basis of broader considerations. The effective preferences that result from that process have been demonstrated to be more predictive of actual behavior than the given preferences, thus providing support for the transformation process (e.g., Dehue, McClintock, & Liebrand, 1993;Van Lange, Agnew, Harinck, & Steemers, 1997; for a review, see Rusbult & Van Lange, 1996). For example, tendencies toward accommodation (i.e., to respond constructively rather than destructively to a partner's potentially destructive behavior) are more likely when individuals are provided with plentiful (vs. limited) time to think about the antecedents and consequences of the conflict in light of broader implications for the self, the partner, or the relationship (Rusbult et al, 1991;Yovetich & Rusbult, 1994).…”
Section: An Interdependence Framework Of Forgivingmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Research by Van Lange and his colleagues (Van Lange, Agnew, Harinck, & Steemers, 1997;Van Lange & Liebrand, 1991;Van Lange, Otten, De Bruin, & Joireman, 1997;Van Lange & Semin-Goossens, 1998; see also Kuhlman, Camac, & Cunha, 1986) has compared the responses of three classes of individuals: prosocials (those who are predisposed to distribute outcomes so as to maximize joint gains or minimize reciprocal losses), individualists (those who are predisposed to maximize own gains in an absolute sense), and competitors (those who are predisposed to maximize own outcomes relative to others' outcomes). In comparison to individualists and competitors, prosocials are more likely to respond cooperatively, regardless of their partner's response.…”
Section: Concluding Rem Arksmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For example, individuals consider friends more sincere, dependable, and considerate, and less spiteful, rude, and superficial than strangers (Brown, 1986, Experiments 2 and 3; Hall & Taylor, 1976). Impressions, in turn, can affect attributions and even the distribution of behavioral outcomes (Berscheid & Walster, 1978;Van Lange & Kuhlman, 1994).…”
Section: Partner Impression As An Explanation For the Relationships-amentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Forty-one participants (23.3%) could not be classified because they made fewer than six consistent choices. Although the percentages of unclassifiable participants may seem rather high, it is actually not much different from some past research using even large samples (e.g., Van Lange, Agnew, et al, 1997). Therefore, all subsequent data analyses have an n of 135 instead of the original 176.…”
Section: Assessment Of Social Value Orientationsmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…Outcomes were presented in terms of points, and participants were asked to imagine that the points had value to themselves as well as to the other person. Similar instructions have been used in past research (e.g., see Kuhlman & Marshello, 1975;Van Lange, Agnew, Harinck, & Steemers, 1997). In each decision, they had the choice between a cooperative option (i.e., maximizing joint outcomes), an individualistic option (i.e., maximizing own outcomes), and a competitive option (i.e., maximizing relative differences).…”
Section: Assessment Of Social Value Orientationsmentioning
confidence: 99%