one psychokogist studied couples smd used questionairesmto measurenSET and relstiondhip commitment. findigns rebsled thst couples who reported being commited had greater number of benefits smd found sltenrwtives unatraticve
studied heterosexual couples amd found strong correlations between swtifcstion and self disclosure. aldo couples who uwed self disclosure reported increased satisfaction with commitment to their partner
measured equity using 2 self report techniques. found that couples who reported being commited had greater satifcstion levels compwred to couples who were over or under benefitimg
this is the first level consists of sociodemogrhic characterisitcs like physics
proximity as well as cuktiral smd educstional backroumds. these factors sre important because people sre more lieky to build relstiondhipd with people who sre georgrwphicsllt close ss they sre accesssble. additiwnlly, people also fimd si,ilairties in educstion and social class attractive as it gives them reassuramcethwt the relwtionship is more likely to move forward
this them ,oves onto the seocnd filterthst relstes to similairty in sttitudes as people temd to find pthers more attractive if they share similiar core beliefs
fpr lomger term couples, complintwrynof needs is more importsnt
most redesrch used pp from induvidulaist cultures. induvdiual cultures decirbe the choice of psrtners in terms of induvodualist prefermece . however, in s collectivist culture, many marridges sre arrwnged so choice of partner is mot based on idnobidualmpreferekces so people cannot apply these filters. so filter theory suffers from cultural bias
,ethologicsl issues. based on retorspectove data involung sdkimg pp questions a while after break up. as a result, they msy hsve a less sccurate memory of the earlier stages. addtiownlly, the first 2 stages are the lomgest so its liekly thst their memory msy be distred ehen it comes down to recalling. so esrly stsges less undertwood
people with a weaker persoanl ideniffy may gain increwsed furfilment for cleeb worsship as allows fo focus atgentjon in prder to escspe aspects of reslity so thst they can identify
levels of involevment
malory found people who are mentally hewlthy sre st the entertwinment socisl, people who sre neutrotic sre st the intense perosnal snd people sho are psychokogically unhealthy are st the 3rd level. shows thwt pwrwoscisl relwtiomsuos can stem from osychokogicwl issues
can be difficuclt to estbwkieh causation. this is becwuse this resesrch cwnjot confurm thwt mentwl htwl mentwl heslth problems result in forming parasocial pr ifceleb obcession causes low self esteem
this supports the suggestion thst absence of gsting is sn importsnt fsctor in virtusl relationships
parasocial relationships can be linked tomattatchment problems in childhood
temd to feel need for furfilmnet through resltionships thst do not risk rejection and people with childhood attachment
probelms fork parasocial relationships to keet their need for sttstchmejf
secure childrem would be less interested in clebe worship because rhey do not have an unfilled need for attahcmenf
at a superfical level, s source of entertainment
extends SET to an investment model
rusbelt saw commiemtn as a key fsctor in sustwining a relwtionsuop
people who offer rewards are attraxtive and thise who aee perceived to grewter costs sre unatrrsticve
through comparison level snd compariosn level for alternatives
one psycnoloist found that induviduals wifh imsecure resitwtm attachment stypes most lieklg to for, parasocial bonds wifh Tv charwcters co,pared to contorl group. supports the idea thst early sttshcmemf imfluences later behaviour incudimg the tednscy to ensgsge within s parwosiclw
less inhbited due to snonymity becwuse if people dont know our true idemtify we msy find it essier to self disclose personsl information as we may feel less judjged
can be becsuse self disclosure more perosnsl informwtioj ensblign relwtionship to develop as we feel less judjged
but csn also be s bsd thing becsuse ir cns lead fo people being more toxic becsus etheybdomt feel scountsbke
snonymitiy which csn lesd to criticsl snd sgressive commente