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Equity theory - Coggle Diagram
Equity theory
Inequity
Has the potential to cause distress - happens when 1 person gives a great deal and gets little in return, same for those who receive a lot and give little in return.
Over benefitting and under benefitting = both inequity, under benefitting partner feels greatest satisfaction in form of anger, hostility & resentment.
The over benefitting person will likely feel guilt, shame and discomfort, thus satisfaction is about percieved fairness
It's not the size or amount of the rewards and costs that matter - it's the ratio of the two to each other.
A03 evaluations
Supporting research - Hatfield (1989), under benefited felt angry and deprived, while over-benefited felt guilty and uncomfortable
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Consequences of inequity
Problems arise when one partner puts in a great amount of effort and gets little from it. A partner who is a subject of inequality will become distressed and dissatisfied with the relationship of it continues that way.
The greater the perceived inequality, the greater the dissatisfaction: equity theory predicts a strong correlation between the 2.
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Maximising rewards and minimising costs are important but SET fails to take into accounts the need most people have for equity in a relationship.
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What matters most with equity is that both the partners level of 'profit' are roughly the same (rewards - costs)