Feelings Of Commitment Research Articles

Beyond what meets the eye: loyalty in adolescents’ accounts of the child-stepparent relationship

ABSTRACT The child-stepparent relationship has been shown to play an important role in adolescents’ well-being. This relationship develops within a broader family system and is shaped directly by gatekeeping processes and indirectly by children’s feelings of loyalty towards other parental figures. Nonetheless, few studies have looked at the diverse ways in which loyalty is implicated in child-stepparent relationships. This study aims to uncover the presence of loyalty towards others within child-stepparent relationships by analysing chat conversations from a youth helpline, a data source not previously used to gain understanding of stepfamily dynamics. In total, 150 family-related chat conversations with at least one reference to a stepparent were collected from the Flemish-Belgian youth helpline Awel. Thematic analysis revealed that feelings of loyalty towards other family members shape the child-stepparent relationship in various ways, but the often referred to loyalty conflict in which the stepchild feels guilty towards the parent about liking the stepparent did not appear in the data. However, we found that the presence of the stepparent creates worries about a possible change in the child–parent relationship and puts the loyalty towards the parent under pressure. This highlights the complex interconnectedness of stepfamily relations and the diverse mechanisms of loyalty.

THE ROLE OF ACTIVITIES OF SHEIKH ZAYNIDDIN AND HIS MAUSOLEUM IN THE SPIRITUAL LIFE OF TASHKENT

In medieval sources, the city of Tashkent was called Shash. Many well-known scholars in the Islamic sciences, such as hadith, jurisprudence, and mysticism, emerged from Shash. Many great scientists from this region are known to the world by the nisbas of Shoshiy and Toshkandiy. Ancient Tashkent was one of the sacred places where great and pious scientists, muhaddis, and righteous people have been buried. Here, the noble bodies of Zangi ata, Sheikh Umar Vali Baghistani, Sheikh Khovand Tahur, Sheikh Zayniddin Kuyi Arifon, and others found eternal rest. In the second half of the XVIII century, Tashkent city was divided into four districts. According to the sources, these districts were known by the following names: the northern area - Kaffal Shashi, the southern part - Zangiota, the eastern part - Sheikh Hovand Tahur, and the western part - Sheikh Zayniddin Baba (grandfather). But the population of the city called them Sebzor, Beshyoghoch, Shaykhantakhur, and Kukcha, accordingly. There were also three gates (Saghbon, Chigatoy, and Kukcha), 57 mahallas, 47 mausoleums, 60 mosques, and two madrasahs. On the banks of the Nazarbek, Kuksaroy, and Keles rivers were located the gardens of the district. One of the most remarkable places in this part of the city is the mausoleum of Sheikh Zayniddin Baba in the village of Orifon (Scientists) outside the Kukcha Gate. Historical sources show that the district is also called Sheikh Zayniddin. The history of Kukcha mahallah is directly related to Sheikh Zayniddin Baba. His father was Sheikh Shahobiddin Suhrawardi (1145-1235), a well-known Sufi from Baghdad and one of the leaders of the Suhrawardiya tariqah. In this article, based on medieval sources, the activities of Sheikh Zayniddin Kuyi Orifon (1164-1259), the son of Shaykh Suhravardia (1145-1234) – the founder of the Suhravardian tariqah, are studied. The peacefulness of Shaykh Zayniddin and his role in spreading feelings of loyalty, generosity, mercy, and kindness among people are analyzed

“Every time, they took more from us”: Privatization and Telecommunications Workers in Rural Argentina, 1969–2000

AbstractThis article analyzes the lasting effects of privatization on public-sector telecommunications workers in Argentina's rural interior. I draw on over fifty hours of oral histories carried out from 2015 to 2017 with former ENTel and Telefónica workers in General Pico, in the interior province of La Pampa, Argentina. This unique source base reveals how the material objects themselves acquired symbolic weight in the minds of workers, and how the introduction of new technologies and labor regimes after privatization in 1990 eroded workers' feelings of loyalty toward and ownership over the previously state-run company. This article specifically explores notions of trauma as related to the destruction of the physical materials of work, and the association between that destruction and the mass layoffs that followed. David Harvey's engagement with creative destruction in late capitalism has suggested that “continuous innovation”—whether technological or practical—has meant the devaluation and/or destruction of existing labor relations. I expand this concept to show how this logic of “creative destruction” maps onto spatialized ideas of modernity. The trauma that workers experienced in the 1990s is most productively understood vis-à-vis the unfulfilled promises of “progress” which claimed to bring efficiency, growth, and long-term stability but instead delivered job loss, atomization, and the breakdown of social relations of labor.

A qualitative content analysis of an online forum for people with kidney disease: Exploring the role of companion and non-companion animals.

Companion and other animals have been known to promote wellbeing of people living with chronic disease by assisting in emotional regulation, social interaction and enhancing self-identity. However, little is known about the impact of animals on people with kidney disease, who often live with treatment burden, as well as compromised immune systems making them vulnerable to zoonotic diseases. To explore the impact companion and non-companion animals have on the lives of people living with kidney disease. Qualitative Content Analysis of 518 posts from an online forum. One hundred seventy-twopeople (109 female, 41 male and 22 unknown) posting to an online forum for people undergoing kidney dialysis. Benefits of bonds with animals included reciprocal love and affection, emotional support, stress reduction, aiding relaxation, assisting social interaction, animals' intuitive comfort when unwell, feelings of loyalty, and motivation to live, concerns relating to zoonotic disease risk, and patients' impressions of health professionals' opinions on animals. This study reinforces the existence of strong bonds between humans and animals, as well as demonstrating the importance of and concerns regarding interacting with non-companion animals for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD). There is a mismatch between patients' perception of infection risk and the advice and opinions of some healthcare professionals. Recognition and support for the role of animals as social supports are warranted in history taking, patient education of risk, and the biopsychosocial benefits of animals.

Barriers and facilitators linked to discharge destination following inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury in older adults: a qualitative study

Purpose To identify facilitators and barriers associated with returning home for older adults having received inpatient rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods A qualitative design was used. Five older patients with TBI and four family caregivers were interviewed and six healthcare professionals participated in a focus group. Results Main facilitators to returning home highlighted by all participants were: (1) Patient's adequate health condition and functional status, (2) Access to health and other services at home, (3) Availability of help from a family caregiver. Conversely, if one of these factors was not met, it represented a barrier. Other facilitators identified were (4) Attachment to one's home, (5) Feeling of commitment toward a loved one, (6) Having the possibility of going through a transitional phase, (7) United front between the patient and the family caregiver towards a return home. Additional barriers to returning home included: (8) Incongruent perspectives, and (9) Unclear knowledge about available health and other services at home. Conclusion The results of this study could be translated into a practical tool to guide patients, families and professionals in the decision about returning home or exploring an alternative option after inpatient rehabilitation for TBI in older adults. IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATION When orienting an older patient home or to an alternative living environment after a traumatic brain injury (TBI), the perspective of rehabilitation professionals can differ from that of patients and caregivers. Professionals tend to emphasize security, whereas patients and caregivers’ focus on the well-being associated with home and on the importance of being with their loved one. Integrating the views, values and wishes of older patients with TBI and their caregivers will support a shared decision-making approach for orientation after rehabilitation.

Social innovation within transnational flows of knowledge: The example of student mobility from Bulgaria

AbstractTaking the example of Bulgarians who studied abroad, this paper explores the motives and practices of graduates regarding socially innovative knowledge transfer in order to deliver social benefits for the local community. The paper shows how both stayers and returnees act within a transnational social space, which develops and deepens during and after student mobility. Engaging in socially innovative knowledge transfer is motivated by altruistic stances, by a feeling of loyalty towards the home country and by the desire to lead a meaningful life. The effectiveness of knowledge transfer is related to framing conditions such as local knowledge and the existence of social networks, notably transnational social networks. The results show that the mobility of highly qualified young adults from and to Bulgaria aligns with major European mobility regimes, with an increase of circulatory mobility processes and thus an increase of circulating knowledge and social innovation.

THE PROTECTION OF THE RICH AGAINST THE POOR: THE POLITICS OF ADAM SMITH’S POLITICAL ECONOMY

AbstractMy point of departure in this essay is Smith’s definition of government. “Civil government,” he writes, “so far as it is instituted for the security of property, is in reality instituted for the defence of the rich against the poor, or of those who have some property against those who have none at all.” First I unpack Smith’s definition of government as the protection of the rich against the poor. I argue that, on Smith’s view, this is always part of what government is for. I then turn to the question of what, according to Smith, our governors can do to protect the wealth of the rich from the resentment of the poor. I consider, and reject, the idea that Smith might conceive of education as a means of alleviating the resentment of the poor at their poverty. I then describe how, in his lectures on jurisprudence, Smith refines and develops Hume’s taxonomy of the opinions upon which all government rests. The sense of allegiance to government, according to Smith, is shaped by instinctive deference to natural forms of authority as well as by rational, Whiggish considerations of utility. I argue that it is the principle of authority that provides the feelings of loyalty upon which government chiefly rests. It follows, I suggest, that to the extent that Smith looked to government to protect the property of the rich against the poor, and thereby to maintain the peace and stability of society at large, he cannot have sought to lessen the hold on ordinary people of natural sentiments of deference. In addition, I consider the implications of Smith’s theory of government for the question of his general attitude toward poverty. I argue against the view that Smith has recognizably “liberal,” progressive views of how the poor should be treated. Instead, I locate Smith in the political culture of the Whiggism of his day.

Comparative Analysis of the Theme of “Love” In John Donne’s “The Sun Rising” And “The Good-Morrow”

This paper seeks to investigate the concept of John Donne’s love in his poems “The Sun Rising” And “The Good-Morrow”. These poems show unmistakable attributes of Metaphysical ballads which include conversational phrasing, drawing creative symbolism from unusual sources, energetically breaking down connections and analyzing sentiments. This paper investigates the poems from the perspective of love through a qualitative research design with a descriptive, exploratory and interpretative approach. Besides, the poems are analyzed using content analysis. Both the poems contain the experience of love and affection through vanities, Metaphysical mind, language procedures and symbolism, in a certain tone utilizing legitimate contention. The effect of Donne's utilization of immediate and informal language demonstrates the peruser how he feels about a lady and at last love. Besides both the poems contain feelings of commitment, passion and intimacy as elements of profound love.

Affective commitment, trust, and the psychological contract: contributions matter, too!

ABSTRACTEmployees’ receipt of inducements is associated with trust and affective commitment, and employees pay for their inducements with their contributions (e.g., time, and physical and intellectual effort). Yet this relationship does not fully mirror events as they occur in an employment relationship where employees’ promises and delivery of inducements and contributions are ongoing, and relatively continuous. Our premise is that promising and delivering contributions may enhance or reduce employees’ trust in and commitment to the organization depending on how well they fulfill psychological needs. We tested a social exchange theory model and our alternative model. Survey results favoured our alternative model and suggested that employees’ contributions were related to trust and commitment, independent of the role of inducements. Tests of the social exchange model exhibited worse fit to the data. Breach and fulfilment results from polynomial regression and response surface analyses revealed that commitment was higher when delivered contributions equal promised contributions and declined when delivered amounts were deficient of, or exceeded, promised amounts. Employees’ promised and delivered contributions to organizations may constitute a path to their feelings of commitment, but commitment was highest when delivered contributions were within close range of promised amounts.

Relationship Between Marital Satisfaction With Maternalinfant Attachment and Breastfeeding Self-efficacy in Primiparous and Multiparous Nursing Mothers

Objectives: Parental attachment is effective on parents’ feelings of commitment toward infant care and increases maternal efficiency. Given that the parity is considered as the main factor and moderator of the mother-infant interaction, the present study aimed to investigate the relationship between marital satisfaction with mother-infant attachment and breastfeeding self-efficacy and its comparison in primiparous and multiparous women. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was carried out using a random sampling method. A total of 420 mothers having 4-6 months children were randomly selected from health centers in Ahvaz and enrolled in the study. The required data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, ENRICH marital satisfaction scale, Müller’s mother-infant attachment inventory, and Denis’s breastfeeding self-efficacy questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS, version 20. Results: The findings revealed that the mean scores of marital satisfaction, mother-infant attachment, and breastfeeding self-efficacy was 136.57±19.76, 100.82±4.604, and 13.148±135.75 in primiparous women and the values of the same variables were 127.65±18.67, 9±95.31, and 138.66±13.889 in multiparous women, respectively. In addition, the Pearson correlation test showed that marital satisfaction was significantly correlated with mother-infant attachment in two groups of primiparous and multiparous mothers, as well as breastfeeding self-efficacy in multiparous mothers (P<0.05). Conclusions: In general, multiparous mothers are often neglected since most of the training and counseling services provided during the perinatal period focus on new mothers. Thus, this research supports the need for educating and informing parents regarding the importance of spousal support and its effect on improving family functions.

Loyalty and Secret Intelligence: Anglo‒Dutch Cooperation during World War II

Secrecy and informal organisation produce, sustain, and reinforce feelings of loyalty within intelligence and security services. This article demonstrates that loyalty is needed for cooperation between intelligence partners as well as within and between services. Under many circumstances, loyalty plays a larger role in the level of internal and external collaboration than formal work processes along hierarchical lines. These findings are empirically based on the case study of Anglo‒Dutch intelligence cooperation during World War II. By demonstrating that ‘loyalty’ critically affects the work of intelligence communities, this article contributes to current and future research that integrates history, intelligence studies, and research on emotions.

Living in Two Worlds – Children's Experiences After Their Parents' Divorce – A Qualitative Study

PurposeThe aim of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of how children living in two homes after parents' separation experience their everyday lives. Design and MethodsAn inductive qualitative design was chosen for the study using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach. Twelve children aged 10–13 years, and living in two homes, were interviewed. The data analysis used the four fundamental lifeworld existential dimensions: “lived body”, “lived time”, “lived space” and “lived human relations” as guidelines for reflections during the research process. ResultsThe overall understanding of the children's experience was that living in two homes was like living in two worlds. The children struggled with feelings of loss, loyalty and attachment. The children's experiences are described in four themes and nine subthemes. The themes are: Facing a changing home, Bridging new relations, Longing for continuity, Feeling loyalty. ConclusionsParents' separation and living in two homes can be stressful for children. Children felt torn between their feelings of loyalty toward their parents, and their longing for calm and stability in their everyday life. A child-centered approach is therefore important to develop support focusing on the children's needs and perspectives after their parents' divorces. Practice ImplicationsA deeper understanding of children's experience of living in two homes provides nurses who care for children in the community or health care service with knowledge of children's need for support. Children whose parents have recently divorced, and children who live in families with parents experiencing high levels of conflict after the separation need special attention.

Collective Attitudes and the Sense of Us: Feeling of Commitment and Limits of Plural Self‐Awareness

Journal of Social PhilosophyVolume 49, Issue 1 p. 76-90 Original Article Collective Attitudes and the Sense of Us: Feeling of Commitment and Limits of Plural Self-Awareness Katja Crone, Katja CroneSearch for more papers by this author Katja Crone, Katja CroneSearch for more papers by this author First published: 06 April 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/josp.12225Citations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Citing Literature Volume49, Issue1Special Issue: Collective Self-AwarenessSpring 2018Pages 76-90 RelatedInformation

Paying dearly for privilege: conceptions, experiences and temporalities of vocation in academic life

This paper explores the forms of lived time that characterise a vocational relationship to academic work. Drawing on interviews and surveys with over 30 academics who have left the profession early or have given up looking for ongoing academic work, it paints a portrait of vocationalism as a double-edged sword. The research found that despite widespread disaffection and disillusionment, academics overwhelmingly consider their profession to be a ‘vocation’. A vocational relation to work implicates temporality and embodiment in particular ways. Vocation is, as David T. Hansen argues, not merely an attitude, idea or feeling of commitment, but a mode of being enacted through practice. It relies on big temporalities (legacies from the past; visions of a collective future) and on particular configurations of lived time (or what Sarah Sharma calls ‘temporal architectures’). It typically produces a sense of purpose, meaning and satisfaction, while also being open to exploitation by managers.

Trademark Law and Free/Open Source Systems

Free and Open source software have changed large parts of the software industry landscape in a few years period. Due to their peculiar nature, FOSS communities have created a new development model, whose core is represented by their aim of fostering a feeling of commitment and participation among members. Since individuals participate to these projects, they give their contribute to the community and begin to feel a sense of ownership about the project, including about their perceived right to use the communities’ trademarks. Therefore, a problem of FOSS projects lies in their controversial suitability to trademark law. As a matter of facts, in these projects, anyone can modify, release and distribute the source code, thus resulting in expectation of freely use of communities’ brand for developers. Therefore, the question here is how long unfettered use of a given software by its developers can be considered consistent with this scope? Thus, after an introductive definition of FOSS communities, their internal organization and nature, and after having briefly examined their history and evolution, this work is going to analyze in depth the issue of the interaction and suitability of FOSS systems with traditional trademark law, focusing on the issue of the ownership and the possibility of having joint ownership of trademarks. In furtherance, this paper will consider the conflict between the legal requirement for quality control, in order to accomplish trademark’s law criteria and the typical restrictions set-up by communities, for the use and the configurability of certification of their marks. Moreover, it will analyze the risk of genericide, dilution and naked licensing, which represent the main issues a trademark’s owner might face, also in FOSS projects. Lastly, this paper will also discuss the new forms developed by FOSS projects of creating voluntary and mutually agreed protocols for developing code released under their marks, and the main differences existing between FOSS’ trademarks licensing policy models and traditional trademark licensing principles applied to commercial companies’ marks.

Gender perspectives on views and preferences of older people on exercise to prevent falls: a systematic mixed studies review

BackgroundTo offer fall prevention exercise programs that attract older people of both sexes there is a need to understand both women’s and men’s views and preferences regarding these programs. This paper aims to systematically review the literature to explore any underlying gender perspectives or gender interpretations on older people’s views or preferences regarding uptake and adherence to exercise to prevent falls.MethodsA review of the literature was carried out using a convergent qualitative design based on systematic searches of seven electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Amed, PsycINFO, Scopus, PEDro, and OTseeker). Two investigators identified eligible studies. Each included article was read by at least two authors independently to extract data into tables. Views and preferences reported were coded and summarized in themes of facilitators and barriers using a thematic analysis approach.ResultsNine hundred and nine unique studies were identified. Twenty five studies met the criteria for inclusion. Only five of these contained a gender analysis of men’s and women’s views on fall prevention exercises. The results suggests that both women and men see women as more receptive to and in more need of fall prevention messages. The synthesis from all 25 studies identified six themes illustrating facilitators and six themes describing barriers for older people either starting or adhering to fall prevention exercise. The facilitators were: support from professionals or family; social interaction; perceived benefits; a supportive exercise context; feelings of commitment; and having fun. Barriers were: practical issues; concerns about exercise; unawareness; reduced health status; lack of support; and lack of interest. Considerably more women than men were included in the studies.ConclusionAlthough there is plenty of information on the facilitators and barriers to falls prevention exercise in older people, there is a distinct lack of studies investigating differences or similarities in older women’s and men’s views regarding fall prevention exercise. In order to ensure that fall prevention exercise is appealing to both sexes and that the inclusion of both men and women are encouraged, more research is needed to find out whether gender differences exists and whether practitioners need to offer a range of opportunities and support strategies to attract both women and men to falls prevention exercise.

Enhancing the Leadership Communication Skills of Norwegian Military Officers

Background: For military officers it is important to accomplish the mission and to take care of their personnel. The key to knowing how to challenge and support each individual in one’s unit lies in leadership communication and in getting to know each one. Purpose of Study: To discuss the use of guidance as a tool for improving leadership communication skills in officers. Sources of Evidence: The Norwegian Armed Forces needs leaders who can act in their role and position. The challenge is to collect and share information, to create a common situational awareness, and hence to achieve an interaction with others that provides the desired efficiency in accordance with the Norwegian Armed Forces Joint Operational Doctrine. Main argument: The officer needs knowledge and skills in building good relations with others in their own unit. The Norwegian Military Academy teaches guidance as a communication tool in leadership development. This is facilitated through a five-day course in guidance. The interpersonal relationships create a sense of esprit de corps, that is, feelings of loyalty, enthusiasm, devotion to a group, and mutual trust. Guidance helps the officers to learn about themselves and others, their own reaction patterns and those of others, and gives them an understanding of relationships. Conclusion: Dialogue provides an opportunity to reflect on the professional and personal challenges and thoughts. The focus is on facilitating that the individuals being guided increase their will to reflect on their own thought patterns and emotions.

Świadomość chłopów w Galicji w pierwszej połowie XIX wieku. Zarys problemu

The article discusses the issue of peasants’ social and national awareness in Galicia in the first half of the 19th century. An important factor in peasants’ awareness was the feeling of loyalty towards the monarch and state duties. Peasants did not consider themselves a part of a larger community, either a state or national one. They were “imperials” or “locals.” “Imperiality” was expressed by loyalty towards the monarch and belief in his care and protection. “Locality” meant belonging to a local community – a family, a gathering, a parish, etc. Peasants were aware of the economic system they functioned in. They knew the regulations of inventories, the common law and new legal acts. They noticed the significance of a document, especially one that verified financial transactions.

Brand equity for football club organizations

Purpose The purpose of this study is to offer a “brand equity model” that will help football organizations to manage their appeal. Design/methodology/approach The proposed model utilizes structural equation modelling analysis to test the hypothesized marketing brand equity (MBE) model. The empirical part of the research stems from a large survey of 1,300 Israeli football fans. Findings As expected, knowledge about the team, the team’s image and its perceived personality significantly predicted positive attitudes toward the team. This in turn predicted commitment, which predicted recommendation, which predicted intentions. The linear regression to extract the seven parameters weights was highly significant (F = 163.5, p < 0.001) and explained 52 per cent (R2 = 0.518) of the depended variable “price premium”. Research limitations/implications The new MBE model suggested here provides a relative index of brand equity for football club organizations that enables them to competitively compare the marketing equity of their club to that of their rivals. The MBE model also shows that commitment is a central component in the football club’s brand equity model. The current MBE model is the only model that provides a weight for each of the components. Each respective weight represents the internal contribution of each component to the final brand equity index. These weights indicate where an effort should be made to improve the equity of the brand. Practical implications Football teams may also need to focus on the constructs underlying the commitment (Shuv-Ami, 2012) of fans to their football club organization, that is, the team performance and satisfaction stemming from the fans’ experience with their team and the feelings of loyalty and involvement that represent the degree of fan engagement with the team. Although football teams do what they can to improve performance, much can be done in marketing to improve the other constructs and, thus, fan commitment. Improving the experience of fans, both on and off the field, regardless of whether the team is winning or losing, builds fan engagement. Originality/value The current research suggests two new brand equity models for football club organizations. One is a comprehensive theoretical model that combines and expands current conceptual brand equity models (Keller, 1993, 2008; Aaker, 1991, 1996; Keller and Lehmann, 2006); the other is an empirical model that makes it practical to measure the marketing strength or the brand equity of football clubs. The new empirical MBE suggested here provides a relative index of brand equity for football club organization that enable them to compare competitively the marketing equity of their club to that of their rivals. The MBE model also shows, for the first time, that commitment is a central component in the football club brand equity model. The current MBE is the only model that provides a weight for each of its component.

An Investigation of the Rusbult Investment Model of Commitment in Relationships with Pets

ABSTRACTThe present research examines relationships between people and their pets through the lens of the Rusbult Investment Model. The Rusbult Investment Model identifies important antecedents to commitment in a relationship: satisfaction with the relationship, quality of alternatives to the relationship, and investments in the relationship. In turn, commitment predicts enactment of behaviors that involve forgoing one’s own needs to benefit one’s relationship. Among these behaviors are forgiving transgressions, accommodating undesirable behaviors, and sacrificing for the sake of one’s relationship partner. Recent research has revealed that pets benefit humans through conferral of social support. By examining commitment processes in human–pet relationships, relationship duration may be maximized, leading to greater benefits for both the human and the pet. The present research surveyed pet owners about their relationship with their pet (e.g., feelings of commitment, investment) and their willingness to engage in pro-relationship behaviors (e.g., forgiveness, accommodation). Regression analyses revealed that human–pet relationships operate in a similar fashion to human–human relationships in terms of both the predictors and outcomes of commitment. This effect was observed across a range of behaviors, among different types of pets (i.e., dogs, cats, and one fish), and in the context of both current and former relationships. These results suggest that increasing satisfaction and investments and decreasing the perceived quality of one’s alternatives, either individually or in tandem, may benefit human–pet relationships. The findings are discussed in terms of the role these factors may play in pet abandonment and its costs to animal wellbeing. This discourse erects a call for experimental and intervention-focused research that might draw upon both the present and past research on commitment to pets.