Examining Equity Theory across Cultures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5180225 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Katherine Aumer-Ryan, Katherine Aumer‐ryan, Elaine Hatfield (0000-0002-9148-5845), Rosemary Frey (0000-0002-8758-5675) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61-75 |
| Publication date | 2007-06-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1981-6472 • E-ISSN: 1981-6472 |
| Publisher | Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5964/ijpr.v1i1.5 |
| OpenAlex | W2161799924 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
In order to better understand cultureâ€TMs role between perceived equity in oneâ€TMs romantic relationship and relationship satisfaction, we sampled two groups from different culturalbackgrounds and attempted to answer the question of whether culture would impact the relationship between equity and relationship satisfaction. We interviewed men and womenfrom the University of Hawaiâ€TMi (UH), a relatively individualist culture, and from the University of the West Indians in Jamaica (UWI), considered a more collectivistic culture. We had them fill out surveys detailing how equitable they saw their relationship, how important they considered equity to be in their relationship, and how satisfied they were in their relationship. A significant interaction was found between culture and equity in predictingrelationship satisfaction. As predicted, in both countries participants considered equity to be of critical importance in romantic relationships. However, men and women in Hawaiâ€TMigenerally considered their relationships to be (slightly) more equitable and far more satisfying than did people in Jamaica. There were also cultural differences in how people reacted to existing inequities. The UH sample was more satisfied in their romantic relationships, especially when the relationship was equitable. However, the UWI sample found their relationships to be most satisfying when they were overbenefitting from theirrelationships. We posit that the collectivist culture of our UWI participants affected the relationship between equity and relationship satisfaction. Considering the emphasis placedon roles and familial kin support in Jamaica, we can deduce that equity may be of less importance in affecting relationship satisfaction
Collectivism · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Equity (law · Equity theory · Individualism · Individualistic culture · Political science · Romance · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Cultural Differences and Values · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.28 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2021 (14) |
| Highly cited | No |