The Investment Model Scale: Measuring Commitment Level, Satisfaction Level, Quality of Alternatives, and Investment Size
The Investment Model Scale: Measuring Commitment Level, Satisfaction Level, Quality of Alternatives, and Investment Size is a journal article by Caryl E. Rusbult, John M. Martz, Christopher R. Agnew (1998), published in Personal Relationships. IX Coach's practice library cites it in 2 practices across 1 concept; each one is listed below, so you can see exactly where this journal article is put to use.
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Practices on IX Coach that cite The Investment Model Scale
- Satisfaction audit: tracking what is actually good
Regularly inventory what genuinely works in the relationship — not as gratitude practice, but as an honest baseline.
The Investment Model of Commitment: Why People Stay (and Why They Leave)
- Making your investments visible to both partners
Name and acknowledge the shared investments in the relationship — children, history, shared projects — to both parties.
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