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Perceptions of Exploitation in Communal and Exchange Relationships

Carnegie-Mellon University

Barbara Waddell

Carnegie-Mellon University

Using the distinction between communal and exchange relationships, it was hypothesized that failure to offer repayment for a favour would create perceptions of exploitativeness and decreases in attraction in exchange relationships but not in communal relationships. To test these hypotheses, subjects were led to expect a communal or an exchange relationship with a confederate. Shortly afterwards, the confederate asked the subject for a favour and subsequently either promised repayment or not. Finally, subjects indicated how exploitative and attractive they perceived the other to be. As predicted, failure to offer repayment increased perceived exploitativeness and decreased attraction when an exchange relationship was expected but not when a communal relationship was expected.

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, Vol. 2, No. 4, 403-418 (1985)
DOI: 10.1177/0265407585024002


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