ALTRUISM IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

浪漫关系中的利他主义

• 批准号: 6391730
• 负责人: SARAH W WHITTON
• 金额: $ 3.37万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY)
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2001
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2001-09-01 至
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6391730
• 关键词: attitude; behavioral /social science research tag; clinical research; depression; dyadic interaction; gender difference; human subject; marriage /marital status; perception; satisfaction; self destructive behavior; sex partner; women's health

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.

拟议的研究的总体目标是检查浪漫关系中的牺牲之间的关联，定义为前述的即时自身利益，以促进伴侣的利益或保持健康的关系，以及积极的关系因素（例如承诺和满意度）。 具体而言，这项研究将在经验上检验理论上的猜测，至少部分是因为对自己的关系的承诺更大的个人认为牺牲行为的表现（即大多数人将牺牲的行为定义为牺牲）的表现不太对整体自我利益有害。 为了实现这一目标，将开发和验证围绕行为牺牲的新的牺牲行为以及对行为牺牲的新衡量。 然后，130名目前正在与浪漫伴侣共处的参与者将完成这些牺牲行为和看法的衡量标准，以及承诺因素和关系质量的几种衡量标准。将检查这些措施的分数以检验相关假设。此外，女权主义理论表明，将探讨女性牺牲对妇女的心理健康有害。 发展牺牲行为和对牺牲行为的看法的自我报告的发展将代表亲密关系研究领域的重要方法论，因为很少有措施可以探索关系中牺牲的概念。