Giving up and giving in

The costs and benefits of daily sacrifice in intimate relationships

Bibliographic Data

ID6206432
AuthorsEmily A Impett, Emily Impett (0000-0003-3348-7524, San Francisco State University), Shelly L Gable (0000-0002-7892-4292, University of California, Los Angeles), Letitia Anne Peplau (University of California, Los Angeles)
Year2005
Volume89
Issue3
Pages327-344
Publication date2005-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/0022-3514.89.3.327
PMID16248717
OpenAlexW2086016510
LanguageEN
Citations received114
References cited63

This research provided the first empirical investigation of how approach and avoidance motives for sacrifice in intimate relationships are associated with personal well-being and relationship quality. In Study 1, the nature of everyday sacrifices made by dating partners was examined, and a measure of approach and avoidance motives for sacrifice was developed. In Study 2, which was a 2-week daily experience study of college students in dating relationships, specific predictions from the theoretical model were tested and both longitudinal and dyadic components were included. Whereas approach motives for sacrifice were positively associated with personal well-being and relationship quality, avoidance motives for sacrifice were negatively associated with personal well-being and relationship quality. Sacrificing for avoidance motives was particularly detrimental to the maintenance of relationships over time. Perceptions of a partner's motives for sacrifice were also associated with well-being and relationship quality. Implications for the conceptualization of relationship maintenance processes along these 2 dimensions are discussed

Conceptualization · Empirical research · Perception · Quality (philosophy) · Sacrifice · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Psychology · Social Psychology

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