motivate your own actions when interacting with others. Complementary/related theories and frameworks Sources: Goal-expectation theory Structural goal-expectation theory The individual–group discontinuity model Game theory Theories of Direct Reciprocity and Indirect Reciprocity Need-to-belong model The investment model of commitment processes The model of communal (and exchange) orientations (in close relationships) The empathy–altruism model (explaining altruism and prosocial behavior) Realistic conflict theory (applied to intergroup processes) The dual-concern model (applied in the domains of negotiation and bargaining) Equity theory Self-expansion approach Social exchange theory See also Equity theory Interpersonal relationship Prisoner's dilemma Social exchange theory References Interpersonal relationships Game theory