Courtship types: Variations in interdependence between partners and social networks.

Commitment and satisfaction in romantic associations: A test of the investment model

Caryl E. Rusbult · Journal of Experimental Social Psychology · 1980 · 1.9K citations

Investment Model, Intimate Relationship, Behavioral Decision Making +12

A longitudinal test of the investment model: The development (and deterioration) of satisfaction and commitment in heterosexual involvements.

Caryl E. Rusbult · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1983 · 1.7K citations

Homosexuality, Social Sciences, Gender Identity +17

Resolving Social Conflicts

Kurt Lewin, Gertrude Weiss Lewin · Marriage and Family Living · 1950 · 1.4K citations

Negotiation, Sociology, Intergroup Conflict +3

Breakups Before Marriage: The End of 103 Affairs

Charles T. Hill, Zick Rubin, Letitia Anne Peplau · Journal of Social Issues · 1976 · 570 citations

Social Psychology, Couple Psychology, Divorce +17

Worlds of Pain/Life in the Working-Class Family.

Robert Jackall, Lillian B. Rubin · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1978 · 445 citations

Family Medicine, Working-class Family, Marital Separation +17