Laypeople's conceptions of commitment
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6202825 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Beverley Fehr (0000-0002-7578-6242, University of Manitoba, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 90-103 |
| Publication date | 1999-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.76.1.90 |
| PMID | 9972555 |
| OpenAlex | W2088978065, W4249842610 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 4 |
The author conducted 8 studies to elucidate the content and structure of lay conceptions of commitment. Studies 1 to 5 revealed that laypeople regard commitment to close relationships (e.g., friends, family, spouse) as central to the concept, whereas they consider nonclose (e.g., commitment to a neighbor) and noninterpersonal varieties (e.g., one's occupation) peripheral. This prototype structure influenced information processing in predictable ways. Studies 6 to 8 focused on the vertical structure of commitment categories. Results suggest that types of commitment are organized as fuzzy rather than true class-inclusion hierarchies. Study 8 also examined relationship implications of conceptions of commitment. People who held a relational conception of commitment had more positive perceptions, thoughts, and feelings about their dating relationship than did those who held a nonrelational conception.
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| Citations per year | 0.92 |
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| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Highly cited | No |