The key relationship dynamics of communication, conflict, and commitment were
investigated using data from a randomly sampled, nationwide phone survey of adults in …

Although commitment is theoretically distinct from relationship satisfaction, empirical
associations between the concepts are high. After drawing from classic definitions of …

This longitudinal study followed 120 cohabiting, opposite-sex couples over 8 months to test
hypotheses derived from commitment theory about how two types of commitment (dedication …

Research and theory indicate that satisfaction is a key determinant of commitment. Because
some marriages are defined by a traditional ideology that anchors commitment in a value …

Many have argued that it is important to examine different aspects of commitment in romantic
relationships, but few studies have done so. Using a large, national sample of unmarried …

This research was designed to examine, from a social exchange perspective, the interaction
between several indicators of relational interdependence and relational commitment in …

The authors used fourth-wave data from 977 married respondents from the Marital Instability
over the Life Course study (Booth, Amato, White, Johnson, & Edwards, 1998). An …

Thirty-three couples were assessed in terms of their communication and relationship
satisfaction, just before marriage and twice during the first 2 years, using questionnaire and …

Using data from 210 couples who provided data across the first 5 years of marriage, we
examined how premarital communication quality was related to divorce and later distress …

The focus of this study was the extent to which physical aggression and, to a lesser extent,
verbal conflict predict relationship dissolution in a national sample. Data were from a 5‐to 7 …