Abstract:
Relationship commitment refers to the extent to which a firn is dedicated to a close and enduring
relationship with another firn (Kim and Frazier 1997). It takes many forms both in terms of motives that
manifest attitude to preserve the relationship and behaviour that demonstrates partners' interest in the
relationship. We argue that despite the obvious importance of commitment, existing conceptualisations are
not sufficiently comprehensive. We propose a multidimensional conceptualization of commitment together
with hypotheses about the interrelationships among the different dimensions.
