Scandalous: Christian identification, sex guilt, and the mediated demonization of the participants in the AshleyMadison scandal

Ashdown, Brien K.; Hackathorn, Jana; Daniels, Jordan

doi:10.1080/00224545.2018.1461603

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“…Furthermore, the sociodemographic questionnaire lacks certain variables that may influence the occurrence of infidelity, namely, questions related to religion (Hackathorn & Ashdown, 2021). Many scholars believe that less-religious individuals tend to have more liberal sexual attitudes toward infidelity, and therefore, are more likely to have extradyadic relationships (Ashdown et al, 2019). Moreover, another relevant variable that should be included in future studies concerns current relationship satisfaction.…”

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The Infidelity Scale: Psychometric properties and gender invariance among Portuguese adults

Almeida¹,

Fernandes²

2022

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Introduction: Infidelity is a breach of trust or a crossing of the boundaries of the primary relationship and it influences intimate relationships. It can be categorised as either sexual or emotional infidelity. In Portugal, there have been few studies on this subject using suitable instruments. Objective: This study aimed to analyse the factor structure, psychometric properties, and gender invariance of the Infidelity Scale (IS) in Portuguese adults. Method: The sample comprised 660 Portuguese adults (455 women and 205 men) between 18 and 79 years of age who had been unfaithful in their relationships. Results: The confirmatory analysis showed a structure with two factors (sexual and emotional infidelity), and good values for convergent and discriminant validity were found. The results displayed a satisfactory model fit and the non-invariance of the factor structure between women and men. Conclusion: This is the first Portuguese version of the IS, an instrument for the study of intimate relationships which contributes to the development of multicultural research.

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The Infidelity Scale: Psychometric properties and gender invariance among Portuguese adults

Almeida¹,

Fernandes²

2022

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“…In this study, we used the total payments made on an extramarital dating website as a proxy for involvement in online infidelity [1]. This dataset has also been used in recent studies (Parsons et al, 2018;Ashdown et al, 2018) to capture secret affair activities. Male users can purchase credits and use these to send messages or e-gifts to female users on this website.…”

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The grey areas of Internet use: secret affairs in cyberspace and religiosity

Leung

Yue

2021

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PurposeThe anonymity of the Internet supports an increasing number of deviant behaviors such as secret affairs. This paper aims to investigate whether religiosity has a negative relationship with the incidence of secret affairs in cyberspace and how it moderates the substitution effect between the use of online and off-line channels for such deviant behaviors.Design/methodology/approachThe authors constructed a cross-sectional county-level dataset containing data on US religious adherents' ratios and actual expenditures on a social website related to extramarital affairs. The data were analyzed by ordinary least squares and two-stage least squares regression models.FindingsIn general, religiosity has a negative relationship with secret affairs in cyberspace. It also moderates the relationship between using online (secret affairs websites) and off-line (entertainment facilities) channels for extramarital affairs. The deterrent effect of religiosity is weakened in religious communities with diversified religious teachings/structures and stricter requirements.Originality/valueThis work enriches the understanding of the role of religiosity in online deviant behaviors and provides essential insights for policymakers (e.g. in relation to spillover effects of social norms in cyberspace).

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Stobaugh¹,

Cross²

2022

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Computer hacking and online protests have developed into part of the standard repertoire of social movement organizations (SMOs) looking to disrupt oppositional institutions or gain exposure for their cause. While many, and perhaps most, SMOs maintain an online presence in the form of a website or social media presence, some groups make more explicit use of the ubiquity of online life to advance their agendas. This type of movement activity has become so common that the term “hacktivist,” a portmanteau of “hacker” and “activist,” has come to refer to the loose collection of behaviors affiliated with it.

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Scandalous: Christian identification, sex guilt, and the mediated demonization of the participants in the AshleyMadison scandal

Cited by 7 publications

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The Infidelity Scale: Psychometric properties and gender invariance among Portuguese adults

The Infidelity Scale: Psychometric properties and gender invariance among Portuguese adults

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