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

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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.

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  • Ent, Michael R., 2024. "Durable gifts are more common in committed (vs. New) relationships," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 111(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:soceco:v:111:y:2024:i:c:s2214804324000600
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2024.102222
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    Gifts; Norms; Relationships;
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