ALTRUISM IN ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS

浪漫关系中的利他主义

• 批准号: 6013295
• 负责人: SARAH W WHITTON
• 金额: $ 3.09万
• 依托单位: UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (COLORADO SEMINARY)
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1999
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1999-09-01 至
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6013295
• 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.

拟议研究的总体目标是检验浪漫关系中的牺牲（定义为为了促进伴侣的利益或维持健康的关系而牺牲个人的直接利益）与积极的关系因素（例如承诺和满意度）之间的关联。 。 具体来说，这项研究将通过实证检验这种关联存在的理论推测，至少部分是因为对其关系做出更大承诺的个人认为牺牲行为（即大多数人定义为牺牲的行为）的表现对整体自我的损害较小-兴趣。 为了实现这一目标，将开发和验证关系中牺牲行为的新衡量标准以及围绕行为牺牲的看法的新衡量标准。 然后，目前与其浪漫伴侣同居的 130 名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多项测量。将检查这些措施的分数以检验相关假设。此外，还将探讨女权主义理论，该理论表明女性在关系中的牺牲有害于女性的心理健康。 牺牲行为的自我报告测量和对牺牲行为的看法的发展将代表亲密关系研究领域的重大方法论收获，因为很少有测量可以用来探索关系中的牺牲概念。