ALTRUISM IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

拟议研究的总体目标是研究浪漫关系中的牺牲之间的关联，定义为放弃一个人的切身利益，以促进伴侣的利益或维持健康的关系，以及积极的关系因素（例如，承诺和满意度）。 具体来说，这项研究将实证检验理论推测，这种关联的存在，至少部分是因为个人与他们的关系更大的承诺感知牺牲行为的表现（即，大多数人定义为牺牲的行为）对整体自身利益的危害较小。 为了实现这一目标，将开发和验证一种新的衡量关系中牺牲行为的方法，以及一种新的衡量行为牺牲的感知方法。 然后，130名目前与他们的浪漫伴侣同居的参与者将完成这些牺牲行为和感知的测量，以及承诺因素和关系质量的几项测量。将检查这些措施的分数，以检验相关假设。此外，女性主义理论认为，女性在关系中的牺牲是有害的妇女的心理健康将进行探讨。 发展的自我报告措施的牺牲行为和牺牲行为的看法将代表一个显着的方法学收益的亲密关系研究领域，因为很少有措施存在，以探讨牺牲的概念在关系。

The overall goal of the proposed research is to examine the association between sacrifice in romantic relationships, defined as foregoing one's immediate self-interest in order to promote the partner's interest or maintain a healthy relationship, and positive relationship factors (e.g., commitment and satisfaction). Specifically, this study will empirically test theoretical speculations that this association exists, at least in part, because individuals with greater commitment to their relationship perceive the performance of sacrifice behaviors (i.e., behaviors that most people define as sacrifice) as less detrimental to overall self-interest. To accomplish this goal, a new measure of sacrificial behavior within relationships and a new measure of perceptions surrounding behavioral sacrifices will be developed and validated. 130 participants who are currently cohabiting with their romantic partner will then complete these measure of sacrifice behaviors and perceptions, as well as several measures of commitment factors and relationship quality. Scores on these measures will be examined to test the relevant hypotheses. In addition, feminist theory suggesting that female sacrifice in relationships is harmful to women's mental health will be explored. Development of the self-report measures of sacrifice behaviors and perceptions regarding acts of sacrifice would represent a significant methodological gain for the field of intimate relationship research, as very few measures exist with which to explore the concept of sacrifice in relationships.