CMN 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Spring Break, Deontological Ethics
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Commitment: beliefs about whether their relationship is likely to continue over the long run. In romantic relationships likelihood of marrying the partner (0- 100%: 0% is not very likely, while 100% is very likely, types of marital commitment. Committed based on things like how much time you spend with partner. Activities over time and you feel committed to your partner. Based on some sort of single event/reason/thing that happened. In that moment, you decide that you"re committed to that person. Can be like meeting your partner"s parents. Or when your partner discloses something very personal. We started seeing each other, just the two of us i went away for spring break, and when i came back, we became closer. Consequences of commitment: relationship-driven reported more. Components of commitment (adams & jones, 1997: commitment to spouse. Feeling personal dedication, devotion, attachment to partner.
