In one study, the researchers found that participants with negative self-views displayed more commitment to spouses who evaluated them unfavorably than to those spouses who evaluated them favorably. The researchers explained this phenomenon through which theory?

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In one study, the researchers found that participants with negative self-views displayed more commitment to spouses who evaluated them unfavorably than to those spouses who evaluated them favorably. The researchers explained this phenomenon through which theory?