It’s about time: Readiness, commitment and stability in close relationships

• Main Authors: AGNEW, Christopher R., HADDEN, Benjamin W., TAN, Kenneth
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: relationship receptivity; relationship timing; commitment readiness; commitment level; investment model; Applied Behavior Analysis; Personality and Social Contexts; Social Psychology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/2853; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4110/viewcontent/It_s_about_time_Readiness__commitment_and_stability_in_close_relationships.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Timing matters in relationships. People vary in their sense of when they think the time is right to be involved in a committed relationship. We propose and examine the construct of commitment readinessand its role in predicting important relationship outcomes including commitment level, maintenance...