research

• le and agnew 2003


  carried out meta analysis of studies that had explored different components of investment model and relationships between them
• le and agnew 2003


  produced total sample of over 11k pps (54% male and 46% female) from five countries
• le and agnew 2003

  across all studies, satisfaction level, quality of alternatives and investment size were highly correlated with relationship commitment
• le and agnew 2003


  correlation between satisfaction level and commitment was stronger than any other correlation
• le and agnew 2003

  individuals with higher levels of commitment were also more likely to stay in a relationship and those with lower levels more likely to leave