Justifications for extramarital relationships: The association between attitudes, behaviors, and gender

Glass, Shirley P.; Wright, Thomas L.

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“…Religiosity's relationship with infidelity appears similar for men and women; however, some research indicates that mental health variables may be more related to men's infidelity than women's infidelity (Greeley, 1994). In terms of relationship context, some literature suggests that women's infidelity is typically tied more closely to relationship dissatisfaction whereas men's infidelity is tied more closely to sexual dissatisfactions (Allen & Rhoades, 2008;Atkins, Yi, Baucom, & Christensen, 2005;Glass & Wright, 1992).…”

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Premarital Precursors of Marital Infidelity

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Premarital precursors of infidelity were evaluated in a sample of 72 couples (N ¼ 144) who were taking part in a longitudinal study of marriage. Premarital self-report and observational data were compared for couples who experienced infidelity and those who did not experience infidelity in the first years of marriage. Couples in which the male engaged in marital infidelity were characterized, premaritally, by significantly lower male sexual satisfaction, lower male positive communication, and higher female invalidation, whereas couples in which the female went on to engage in infidelity were characterized, premaritally, by significantly lower levels of female positive communication, higher levels of male and female negative communication, and higher levels of male and female invalidation. Implications of the findings for future research on the prediction and prevention of infidelity are discussed.

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“…In the 1990s, Lusterman (1998) pointed out that people are unfaithful for a variety of reasons, which may be related to the family of origin, to beliefs about the opposite sex, or to a sense of vulnerability at some point in the life cycle, such as the birth of a child. The fi rst scientifi c investigations regarding the reasons for infi delity were performed by Glass and Wright (1992). Concerned with explaining unfaithful behavior, the authors proposed 17 justifi cations for infi delity derived from the clinical practice and bibliographic research.…”

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Marital Inﬁ delity: The Experience of Men and Women

Scheeren¹,

Apellániz²,

Wagner³

2018

Temas Psicol.

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This article aims to investigate the experience of infi delity in married or cohabiting men and women, considering the frequency, types of behaviors and reasons for infi delity. Participants of the study were 237 subjects, 106 men and 131 women, aged between 21 and 73 years (M=38; SD=11.22), who reported having been unfaithful to their current partner. Participants answered a sociodemographic and relationship questionnaire, the Infi delity Questionnaire and the Revised Dyadic Adjustment Scale. The results show the similarity of the infi delity behaviors between men and women, although men were more frequently involved in sexual behaviors and women more in emotional behaviors. The study identifi ed dissatisfaction with the partner or the relationship as the main reason for infi delity for both men and women. These fi ndings highlight the importance of considering infi delity as a relational phenomenon, which reveals the importance of the relational approach in the treatment of couples who experience infi delity.Keywords: Infi delity, marriage, infi delity behavior, reasons for infi delity. Infi delidade Conjugal: A Experiência de Homens e Mulheres ResumoEste artigo visa conhecer a vivência da infi delidade em homens e mulheres casados ou em coabitação em termos de frequência, tipos de comportamentos e motivos para ser infi el. Participaram da pesquisa 237 sujeitos, 106 homens e 131 mulheres com idades entre 21 e 73 anos (M = 38; DP = 11,22) que reportaram terem sido infi éis ao companheiro(a) atual. Os participantes responderam a uma fi cha de caracterização sociodemográfi ca e de dados sobre o relacionamento, o Questionário de Infi delidade e a Escala de Ajustamento Conjugal Revisada. Os resultados revelaram a similaridade dos comportamentos de infi delidade entre homens e mulheres, ainda que os homens refi ram mais comportamentos sexuais Infi delidad Conyugal: La Experiencia de Hombres y Mujeres ResumenEste artículo tiene como objetivo conocer la experiencia de infi delidad en hombres y mujeres casados o que cohabitan en términos de la frecuencia, tipos de comportamientos y motivaciones para ser infi el. Los participantes fueron 237 sujetos, 106 hombres y 131 mujeres con una edad entre 21 y 73 años (M = 38; DE = 11.22) que reportaron haber sido infi el a su pareja actual. Los participantes respondieron a una hoja de datos sociodemográfi cos y de caracterización de la relación, el cuestionario de comportamientos de infi delidad y de la Escala de Ajuste Marital revisado. Los resultados revelan la similitud de comportamientos de infi delidad de hombres y mujeres, aunque los hombres refi eren más comportamientos sexuales mientras las mujeres refi eren involucrarse de manera afectiva en estas relaciones. El estudio identifi có que la principal motivación para la traición para ambos sexos es la insatisfacción con su compañero(a) o con la relación. Estos resultados ponen de relieve la importancia de considerar la infi delidad como un fenómeno relacional. Se destaca la importancia de este enfoque relacional en...

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“…Even within the contemporary Western context, the specific behaviors considered to represent infidelity can vary from individual to individual because of differences in relationship norms (Drigotas et al, 1999). In recent infidelity research, sexual infidelity (extra-dyadic sexual relationships without emotional involvement) is often distinguished from emotional infidelity (extra-dyadic romantic feelings without sexual involvement; e.g., Glass & Wright, 1992), but in many cases both types of infidelity seem to be present.…”

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Self-expansion as a predictor of attention to alternative romantic partners

Tsapelas¹,

Aron²

2011

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S S S t t t o o o n n n y y y B B B r r r o o o o o o k k k U U U n n n i i i v v v e e e r r r s s s i i i t t t y y yThe official electronic file of this thesis or dissertation is maintained by the University Libraries on behalf of The Graduate School at Stony Brook University. Stony Brook UniversityThe Graduate School Irene TsapelasWe, the dissertation committee for the above candidate for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, hereby recommend acceptance of this dissertation. Study 1 examined the relative influence of romantic love, commitment, and relational self-expansion in reducing attention to attractive alternatives. Study 2 examined need for self-expansion (in one's life in general) and how this may affect attention to, and memory for, alternatives, as well as the type of alternatives one may find appealing. Love for the iii partner predicted reduced visual attention to photos of attractive alternatives. Love, commitment, and relational self-expansion were associated with reported attention to alternatives. Further, need for self-expansion predicted memory for (but not attention to) alternatives that differed from the partner in terms of self-expansion promoting attributes, which could therefore supplement one's level of self-expansion. Implications regarding the application of the self-expansion model to the study of infidelity are discussed, as well as potential directions for future research.iv

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Justifications for extramarital relationships: The association between attitudes, behaviors, and gender

Cited by 240 publications

References 33 publications

Premarital Precursors of Marital Infidelity

Premarital Precursors of Marital Infidelity

Marital Inﬁ delity: The Experience of Men and Women

Self-expansion as a predictor of attention to alternative romantic partners

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