Durable gifts are more common in committed (vs. New) relationships

Michael R. Ent

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2024, vol. 111, issue C

Abstract: Participants (n = 644) reported giving more durable gifts to committed relationship partners than to new relationship partners (even when controlling for the cost of the gifts). Study 1 focused on friendship; Study 2 focused on romantic relationships. In both studies, participants wrote autobiographical narratives and completed questionnaires about gift exchange. The present research extends previous work on inefficiency in gift exchange.

Keywords: Gifts; Norms; Relationships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102222

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