Commitment To learn more about the variables in this section, please consult the Guide to the Constructs section on Commitment. |
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| Description | Variable | Value | Value Label | Type | Explanation |
| Personal commitment | |||||
| Personal commitment | (H,W)COMLOV(4) | 1 9 |
not at all very |
interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: FLLOVE, NEED |
| Marital satisfaction (see 5b, 47) | |||||
| Couple identity | (H,W) PIDENT (4) | 1 9 |
less identification more identification |
interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: LIKERL, PERSON, CPLSNS |
| Rusbult commitment | (H,W) RUSBLT (4) | 1 9 |
not at all very |
interval | Source: Rusbult. Mean of: COMMIT, ATTACH |
| Moral commitment | |||||
| Divorce attitudes | (H,W) MREL (4) | 1 9 |
less relationship type commitment more relationship type commitment |
interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: DIVREL, DIVOK, DIVBST, MORAL, SACVOW |
| Contract with partner | (H,W) MPART (4) | interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: STAY, PNEEDS, TELDIV, GUILTY | ||
| Consistency values | (H,W) MCONS (4) | 1 9 |
less consistency values more consistency values |
interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: PROMIS, STNDBY, FINISH, HRDPRM |
| Structural Commitment | |||||
| Available alternatives | (H,W)SALTAV(4) | 1 9 |
more available alternatives (= more structural comm.] fewer available alternatives (=less structural comm.) |
Interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: MISINC, MISARD, MISHSE, MISHLP, MISCHN, NOTWRK |
| Social pressures | (H,W) SSOCAV (4) | 1 9 |
better anticipated social reaction worse anticipated social reaction |
interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: COMSTD, FAMUNC, INLAWS, FRDRSP, LOSCHL, FACFRD |
| Termination procedures | (H,W) STPAV (4) | 1 9 |
less difficult procedures for termination more difficult procedures for termination |
interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: PRPRTV, NEWPLC, BURDEN, LEGAL, WORKCHN, STRUCT |
| Investment | (H,W) SINVAV (4) | 1 9 |
smaller investments greater investments |
interval | Source: Johnson. Mean of: LOSTIM, WASTED, LOSMON, BESTYR |
