Showing papers by "Jerald Greenberg published in 1984"
01 Jan 1984
TL;DR: The basic assumptions of contemporary equity theories are that states of inequity lead to distress, and persons act so as to redress inequity cognitively or behaviorally in order to relieve their distress as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The basic assumptions of contemporary equity theories (e.g., Adams, 1963, 1965; Walster, Berscheid, & Walster, 1973) are that: (1) States of inequity lead to distress, and (2) Persons act so as to redress inequity cognitively or behaviorally in order to relieve their distress. Despite the fundamental nature of these assumptions, they have been the subject of surprisingly little empirical research, a situation that some observers have found disquieting.
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