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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"Quality of alternatives"”.
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Meaningfulness as a predictor of intergenerational commitment
… processes and the constructs satisfaction, quality of alternatives and investment have been identified as key determinants of commitment in romantic contexts. In the present study however I investigated the primary research question, “How can commitment be measured in the context of family …
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Application of Investment Theory to Sport Consumers: Predicting Intention to Continue or Reduce Commitment
The purpose of the present investigation is to use the Investment Model to better understand the intention to continue or reduce commitment to a sports team. The study will examine the nature of the relationships between satisfaction, investment, quality of alternatives on commitment and the …
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Relational Maintenance in Long-Distance Dating Relationships: Staying Close
… partner and relationship. Also, commitment and quality of alternatives were addressed including the strengths and weaknesses of the respondent's relationship. Common themes of strong friendship, absolute trust, commitment to one partner, and using the technique of reminiscing were all dominant …
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Relationship functioning before and during the digital age
… has shown that people's satisfaction, quality of alternatives, and investment size predict relationship commitment. However, few studies have examined the antecedents to relationship commitment and its predictors, and whether the passage of time and societal changes in technology use …
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Is the Future Better Than the Past? An Empirical Comparison of Marital Quality Among Short-Term, Intermediate-Term, and Long-Term Couples
The purpose of this study was to compare couples in different phases of marriage with the primary goal of contributing to our understanding of marital quality throughout the life span. Rusbult's investment theory (Rusbult, 1980, 1983; Rusbult & Buunk, 1993), which predicts specific outcomes …
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A RATE COMPARISON MODEL OF CONCURRENT SCHEDULE PERFORMANCE
<p>A rate comparison model of concurrent schedule performance and foraging is proposed. The model is a molecular equalizing theory of matching, based on results from optimal foraging theory and corresponding data from behavioral ecology. It state that animals leave one concurrent alternative for …
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Essays in health and development economics
This thesis is a compilation of three empirical studies exploring significant but underexamined health and development challenges of the late 20th and early 21st centuries in South Asia. Chapter One investigates the effects of the expansion of ultrasound technology throughout India in the 1980s on …