Affiliation:
1. Department of Psychology Syracuse University Syracuse New York USA
Abstract
AbstractIn the current work, we adapt the investment model of commitment processes for single adults. Across two cross‐sectional studies using undergraduate and internet samples (total N = 647), we tested whether the same factors that predict relationship commitment (investment, satisfaction, and quality of alternatives) also predict commitment to singlehood. In line with this theoretical model, we found that singlehood satisfaction and investment in singlehood were each positively associated with commitment to singlehood, whereas the quality of alternatives to singlehood was negatively associated with commitment to singlehood. We also found that a person's expected satisfaction and planned investment were each associated with commitment to singlehood, whereas subjective norms were not associated with commitment to singlehood. In addition, we tested whether commitment to singlehood was positively associated with well‐being, but these associations were nonsignificant. Our findings provide initial evidence for the appropriateness of the investment model for understanding commitment to being single.
Subject
Life-span and Life-course Studies,Developmental and Educational Psychology,Anthropology,Social Psychology