The Relationship of ‘Exchange‐orientation’ and ‘Commitment’ Scales to Marriage Adjustment*

Murstein, Bernard I.; Macdonald, Marcia G.

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“…In marriage, however, E was found to be negatively related to marriage adjustment. Subsequent research supported the negative association between E and marriage adjustment (Murstein and MacDonald, 1983) and between E and pair commitment among unmarried cohabitors (Milardo and Murstein, 1979).…”

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The Relationship of Exchange-Orientation To Friendship Intensity, Roommate Compatibility, Anxiety, and Friendship

Murstein

Azar²

1986

Small Group Behavior

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The Exchange-Orientation Scale (E) was given to 98 randomly assigned roommate pairs at three New England colleges at the beginning of the semester. It was predicted that interpersonal compatibility, as measured by a roommate compatibility rating and a friendship intensity score given three months later, would be higher for nonexchange couples as compared to exchange couples. It wasfurtherpredicted that anxiety would be correlated with E for women but not for men, and that paranoia would be associated with Efor both women and men. All hypotheses were substantiated except the one regarding paranoia. The results are discussed in terms of the role of E in interpersonal relationships.

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The Relationship of Exchange-Orientation To Friendship Intensity, Roommate Compatibility, Anxiety, and Friendship

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Azar²

1986

Small Group Behavior

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“…Moreover, partners' reported adherence to a communal norm—as well as their perceptions of their spouse's adherence to that norm—have been linked to greater relationship satisfaction (Clark et al, in press). Others' work has shown that high levels of the individual difference variable of exchange orientation are negatively related to satisfaction in close relationships (Buunk & Van Yperen, 1991; Murstein, Ceretto, & MacDonald, 1977; Murstein & MacDonald, 1984) and that insecure attachment interferes with the ability to follow communal norms comfortably, as well as to avoid exchange norms (Bartz & Lydon, 2006; Clark et al, in press).…”

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What Constitutes a Healthy Communal Marriage and Why Relationship Stage Matters

Beck¹,

Clark

2010

J of Family Theo & Revie

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The authors take a position that high‐quality marriages are best defined in terms of theoretically grounded sets of intra‐ and interpersonal processes that promote both individuals' mental and physical health and the health of their relationship. On the basis of a long‐standing research program on communal and exchange relationships, they set forth one set of marital processes, those surrounding the provision of mutual responsiveness, that contribute to marital quality. Then they add an important caveat: Relationship stage matters. They present a model of three additional relationship processes (strategic self‐presentation, self‐protection, partner evaluation), each of which is proposed to be healthy and normative during relationship initiation but harmful to individuals and relationship functioning if it does not diminish or disappear following marital commitment.

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“…Sensitivity to perceptions of imbalance in dyadic relationships has also been shown to differ with relationship orientation. Murstein and colleagues (Murstein, Cerreto, & MacDonald, 1977;Murstein & MacDonald, 1983;Murstein, Wadlin & Bond, 1987) have found that spouses who are high in "exchange orientation," which measures the preference for "tit for tat" exchanges, are more likely to report low satisfaction, poor adjustment, and less commitment to their marital relationships. Similar results were reported by Buunk and VanYperen (1991), who found that marital partners who were low in exchange orientation were, overall, more satisfied with their relationships and that perceptions of balance were related to marital satisfaction only for individuals who were high in exchange orientation.…”

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Caregiving in the close relationships of cardiac patients: Exchange, power, and attributional perspectives on caregiver resentment

Thompson¹,

Medvene²,

Freedman³

1995

Personal Relationships

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Individuals with a cardiac condition and their spousal caregivers were recruited from cardiac rehabilitation centers and interviewed separately. Based on exchange theory, it was expected that greater caregiver resentment would be associated with feeling underbenefited in the relationship and with an orientation to relationships that did not focus on the needs of the partner (communal), but did focus on “tit‐for‐tat” reciprocity (exchange). It was also expected that those caregivers who were more likely to get their needs satisfied in the relationship before the cardiac incident would be more resentful at giving care. Finally, based on attributional theory, it was predicted that caregivers who thought that their spouses were not taking responsibility for improving their health would be more resentful. As predicted, more resentful caregivers were those who felt underbenefited, were more exchange oriented, and judged that their partners were not working toward improving their health. In addition, only those with a low communal orientation toward their spouse showed a relationship between feeling underbenefited and resentment. The needs centrality prediction was not supported. The findings illustrate the utility of applying theories developed in the close relationship area to the understanding of caregiving with chronically ill populations.

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The Relationship of ‘Exchange‐orientation’ and ‘Commitment’ Scales to Marriage Adjustment*

Cited by 37 publications

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The Relationship of Exchange-Orientation To Friendship Intensity, Roommate Compatibility, Anxiety, and Friendship

The Relationship of Exchange-Orientation To Friendship Intensity, Roommate Compatibility, Anxiety, and Friendship

What Constitutes a Healthy Communal Marriage and Why Relationship Stage Matters

Caregiving in the close relationships of cardiac patients: Exchange, power, and attributional perspectives on caregiver resentment

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