Journal articles: 'Infidelity'

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Shrestha, Polanski Snyder, Scuka Rousseau Shaver, Tancredi Thorne Perlman, and Walsham Walsham. "Emotional Dimensions of Infidelity: An Analysis of Psychological and Emotional Factors Affecting Relationship Infidelity." Jurnal Sosial, Sains, Terapan dan Riset (Sosateris) 11, no. 2 (June 30, 2023): 51–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.35335/85rbw180.

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This study examines the psychological and emotional aspects that influence romantic infidelity. The study uses quantitative surveys and qualitative interviews to understand emotional infidelity and its effects on relationships. Emotional intimacy shapes people's reactions to emotional infidelity, according to study. Attachment theory shows how attachment styles affect people's willingness to form emotional bonds outside of committed relationships. Unmet emotional wants and fears prompt anxious attachment styles to seek emotional connections outside their partnerships. The study emphasizes relationship communication patterns. Open discourse, emotional sharing, and mutual understanding can avoid emotional infidelity, which is linked to poor communication. The study examines how internet interactions affect emotional infidelity. The findings highlight how easily emotional ties may grow on digital platforms, raising questions about the limits between online interactions and emotional closeness in committed relationships. This research affects relationship treatment and education. Communication skills, attachment insecurities, and emotional intimacy interventions can avoid emotional infidelity. Couples can create trust and contentment through nurturing emotional connections in the primary relationship. This study illuminates emotional infidelity's psychological and emotional aspects. This study examines attachment styles, communication patterns, and the digital age to inform future research, interventions, and methods for better relationships. In a changing world, emotional infidelity must be addressed to build lasting partnerships.

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Azhar, Aneesa, Jaffar Abbas, Zhang Wenhong, Tanvir Akhtar, and Muhammad Aqeel. "Linking infidelity stress, anxiety and depression: evidence from Pakistan married couples and divorced individuals." International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare 11, no. 3 (July 9, 2018): 214–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhrh-11-2017-0069.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of marital status between infidelity and development of stress, anxiety and depression. Additionally, to investigate the relationship among infidelity, stress, anxiety and depression among married couples and divorced individual. Design/methodology/approach A purposive sampling technique was used based on cross-sectional design. In total, 200 participants (married couples, n=100; divorced individuals, n=100) were incorporated from different NGO’s and welfare organizations of Rawalpindi, and Islamabad, Pakistan. Age ranged from 20 to 60 years. Two scales were used to measure the infidelity, stress, anxiety and depression in married couples and divorced couples. Findings The result revealed that emotional infidelity was positively significant correlated with stress (r=0.39, p=0.001), anxiety (r=0.40, p=0.001) and depression (r=0.35, p=0.001) for married couples. The result also displayed that sexual infidelity was positively significant correlated with stress (r=0.39, p=0.001), anxiety (r=0.39, p=0.001) and depression (r=0.34, p=0.001) for married couples. The result further elaborated that emotional infidelity and sexual infidelities were positively non-significant correlated with stress, anxiety and depression for divorced individuals. The analysis results revealed that marital status was moderator between infidelity and development of stress, anxiety and depression. Research limitations/implications This paper consisted of sample from three basic cities of Pakistan; thus, this paper finding may not be applied on whole population. Consequently, explanatory, exploratory and descriptive studies would be useful to enlighten the infidelity’s mechanism in prolongation of psychological distress across married couples and divorced individual in detail. Local tools to measure gender-related issues would be helpful in prospect while it combine cultural aspects as well. Social implications This study would be helpful in clinical settings to raise the awareness to effectively deal with their children. Originality/value The study recommended that those divorced individuals who had experienced either sexual infidelity or emotional infidelity were more likely to develop psychological problems as compared to married couples. This study would be helpful in clinical settings to raise the awareness to effectively deal with their children.

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Bischoff, Richard J. "Infidelity." Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 2, no. 4 (October 21, 2003): 73–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j398v02n04_05.

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Hertlein, Katherine M., Joseph L. Wetchler, and Fred P. Piercy. "Infidelity." Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 4, no. 2-3 (September 13, 2005): 5–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j398v04n02_02.

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Teymouri, Zohreh, Mina Mojtabaei, and Seyed Mohammad Reza Rezazadeh. "Comparison of the Effectiveness of Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and Self-compassion-based Therapy On Emotion Regulation In Women Affected by Infidelity." Journal of Guilan University of Medical Sciences 30, no. 2 (July 1, 2021): 130–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/jgums.30.2.1734.1.

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Background: Marital infidelity is a crisis for couples and families. identifying an effective treatment approach at the lowest cost can be effective in preventing and intervening in injuries caused by infidelity. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of emotion-based couple therapy and self-compassion-based therapy on emotion regulation in women affected by infidelity. Methods: This quasi-experimental study was designed as pre-test-post-test with follow-up. The study population included all couples involved in marital infidelity who referred to Iranmehr Counseling and Psychological Services Center in Rasht, Iran in 2020, from which 20 couples were selected as the sample by available sampling method. Granfsky emotion regulation questionnaire was used to collect data and emotion-focused couple therapy sessions and self-compassion-based therapy were performed for 16 sessions of 4 hours (one treatment every two hours) on a weekly basis. After three months of treatment sessions, couples also participated in a follow-up session in order to measure the duration of treatment. Data were analyzed using combined analysis of variance. Results: The results showed that both therapies are effective in increasing the emotional regulation of couples, but there is no significant difference between emotion-oriented couples therapy and compassion-based therapy on emotion regulation (F = 1.57 and P = 0.218). Conclusion: Both treatment approaches in counseling centers were very effective in helping incompatible couples to improve and reduce marital problems, increasing satisfaction, especially in couples affected by infidelit

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Weiser, Dana A., Daniel J. Weigel, Camille B. Lalasz, and William P. Evans. "Family Background and Propensity to Engage in Infidelity." Journal of Family Issues 38, no. 15 (April 22, 2015): 2083–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0192513x15581660.

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The current study explored how a variety of family-of-origin experiences are related to individuals’ infidelity history. A survey was completed by 294 participants and we found that parental infidelity, parental marital status, parental conflict, and parental marital satisfaction were associated with the likelihood of offspring having ever engaged in infidelity. When considered together, parent infidelity and parent satisfaction were uniquely related to offspring infidelity. Additionally, parental marital status moderated the relationship between parent infidelity and offspring infidelity, as individuals who experienced neither event were particularly unlikely to have ever engaged in infidelity. Little evidence was found that individuals’ infidelity beliefs were linked with their family-of-origin experiences or their own infidelity behavior. Results indicate that family-of-origin experiences are related to individuals’ infidelity behavior, a finding that has implications for future research as well as clinical intervention.

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Thomson, Jaime W., Shilpa Patel, Steven M. Platek, and Todd K. Shackelford. "Sex Differences in Implicit Association and Attentional Demands for Information about Infidelity." Evolutionary Psychology 5, no. 3 (July 1, 2007): 147470490700500. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/147470490700500307.

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Sex differences in reaction to a romantic partner's infidelity are well documented and are hypothesized to be attributable to sex-specific jealousy mechanisms that solve sex specific adaptive problems. There have been few cognitive-based investigations of jealousy, however. Here we investigated sex differences in implicit processing of jealousy-based information. In Experiment 1, we used the implicit association test (IAT) to investigate sex-differentiated biases in classifying sexual or emotional infidelity information as being positive or negative. Men made significantly more errors when asked to classify as pleasant, words indicating sexual infidelity. In Experiment 2, we modified the Stroop task to include words that depicted infidelity-related topics in three priming conditions: sexual infidelity priming, emotional infidelity priming, and a no priming control. Men were significantly slower to respond after being primed with sexual infidelity scenarios. The effect of sexual infidelity priming was not word-category specific, suggesting that cognition about a partner's sexual infidelity hijacks general cognitive and attentional processing. These findings suggest that men may automatically classify information about sexual infidelity as negative and that the automatic negative processing of sexual infidelity takes precedent over other types of immediate cognition.

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Heyrman, Christine Leigh. "High Infidelity." Reviews in American History 50, no. 1 (March 2022): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1353/rah.2022.0000.

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Cardullo, Bert. "High Infidelity." Hudson Review 51, no. 3 (1998): 575. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3852731.

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Lusterman, Don-David. "Marital Infidelity." Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 4, no. 2-3 (September 13, 2005): 71–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j398v04n02_07.

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Nelson, Tim, Fred P. Piercy, and Douglas H. Sprenkle. "Internet Infidelity." Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 4, no. 2-3 (September 13, 2005): 173–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j398v04n02_15.

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Young, Kimberly S. "Online Infidelity." Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy 5, no. 2 (June 15, 2006): 43–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j398v05n02_03.

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Leslie, Stuart. "Natural infidelity." New Scientist 215, no. 2878 (August 2012): 33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0262-4079(12)62138-1.

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Greeley, Andrew. "Marital infidelity." Society 31, no. 4 (May 1994): 9–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf02693241.

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Dieveney, Patrick. "Ontological infidelity." Synthese 165, no. 1 (August 17, 2007): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11229-007-9228-z.

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Kňažko, Boris. "Values consolidating and disintegrating lyrical relationships as evaluated by women and men." Ethics & Bioethics 12, no. 1-2 (June 1, 2022): 84–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/ebce-2022-0003.

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Abstract In this article, we will discuss and identify infidelity. We will take a closer look at some theories and research. This article will also describe concepts of sexuality, monogamy, and partner relationships. In the first paragraph, we will take a closer look at infidelity in general and we will mention the most common reasons for infidelity. The next paragraph deals with differences between men and women in response to infidelity. Based on this, we will define two types of infidelity- sexual and emotional infidelity. In the last paragraph, we will describe the most commonly known predictors of infidelity. Knowing and understanding the reasons, factors, differences and predictors of infidelity can help people in critical situations and this article can be a useful source of information for partners in their future relationships.

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Iakimanskaia, Irina. "Social representations of infidelity among married and unmarried men and women." Психолог, no. 1 (January 2021): 47–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.25136/2409-8701.2021.1.34994.

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The goal of this research is to examine the specificity of social representations of infidelity among married and unmarried men and women. The hypothesis was advanced that married and unmarried men and women differ in their perception of infidelity. The differences depend on the gender and marital status, and pertain to definition of this concept and the underlying causes. The article employs the methods of questionnaire, content analysis, and the developed by the authors projective technique “draw infidelity”. It was established that the respondents view infidelity from two perspectives: those who commit adultery (more typical to men), and those against whom adultery was committed (more typical to women). Married individuals more often describe their own infidelity, while unmarried persons describe the infidelity of another partner. The main cause infidelity for men are new sensations (new sexual experience, etc.), while women it is love for another person (strong emotional experiences). Married respondents describe infidelity as a rare, tough, and long-term phenomenon. Unmarried respondents consider infidelity a rather frequent phenomenon that gives new experience in relationships. Women view infidelity as an emotional, passionate, and unique phenomenon. Men tend to assess infidelity as an indifferent, typical, and rational event. The acquired data can be used in family counseling on the problems of infidelity, as well as in psychological counseling overall. The results can also be used in psychoprophylactic work with youth on the question of family and marriage.

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Baucom, Donald H., Kristina C. Gordon, Douglas K. Snyder, David C. Atkins, and Andrew Christensen. "Treating Affair Couples: Clinical Considerations and Initial Findings." Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy 20, no. 4 (December 2006): 375–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/jcpiq-v20i4a004.

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Infidelity can have devastating effects on couples’ relationships. Not only are couples typically confused and uncertain about how to proceed, but couple therapists also report that treating infidelity is one of their greatest clinical challenges. In the current article, we present a conceptual model of response to infidelity with a corresponding infidelity-specific, couple-based intervention. This intervention incorporates interventions from cognitive-behavioral, insight-oriented, trauma-based, and forgiveness approaches to working with couples. In addition to this intervention created specifically for treating infidelity, we discuss how existing, empirically supported couple therapies such as traditional behavioral couple therapy (TBCT) and integrative behavioral couple therapy (IBCT) approach the treatment of infidelity. Finally, we present preliminary findings from two small treatment studies that provide initial, encouraging findings for the utility of the infidelity-specific intervention as well as TBCT and IBCT for treating infidelity.

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Savitri, Setiawati Intan, and Kyrei Vixy Chika Dimarsha. "Apakah perselingkuhan daring berkaitan dengan penonaktifan moralnya?" Jurnal Psikologi Sosial 22, no. 1 (February 27, 2024): 54–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.7454/jps.2024.07.

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Abstract— Infidelity is a behavior that is considered by society to be immoral, yet it is widely practiced. How the cognitive process in the immoral behavior of infidelity, especially online infidelity in the context of dating relations, is still little studied. This study aims to examine the relationship between moral disengagement and online infidelity behavior in dating relationships. Participants (N = 157, M-age = 21.3) in this study were young adults who had been or were currently dating in Jadebotabek. The method used was descriptive correlation. Measures used were the Internet Infidelity Questionnaire and Infidelity Moral Disengagement measuring instruments, which were adapted to the context of dating relationships in Indonesia. The results showed that there is a significant positive relationship between the cognitive process of moral disengagement and attitude toward online infidelity in individuals who are in a dating relationship. Attitude toward Internet infidelity in women is higher than inmen, while moral disengagement in men is higher than in women. Attitudes toward Internet infidelity are also determined by the length of dating relationships. Keywords: Internet infidelity; Moral disengagement; Dating; Young-adult Abstrak— Perselingkuhan adalah perilaku yang secara social dianggap immoral, namun banyak dilakukan. Bagaimana proses kognitif dalam perilaku immoral perselingkuhan khususnya perselingkuhan daring dalam konteks hubungan berpacaran, masih jarang dilakukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat hubungan moral disengagement dengan perilaku perselingkuhan daring dalam hubungan berpacaran. Partisipan (N = 157, M-usia = 21.3) dalam penelitian ini adalah dewasa muda yang pernah atau sedang berpacaran di Jadebotabek. Metode yang digunakan adalah deskriptif korelasional. Pengukuran menggunakan alat ukur Internet Infidelity Questionnaire dan Infidelity Moral Disengagement yang ditrans-adaptasi sesuai konteks hubungan pacaran dalam bahasa Indonesia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan yang positif signifikan antara proses kognitif moral disengagement dengan sikap terhadap perselingkuhan daring pada individu yang berpacaran. Sikap terhadap Internet infidelity pada perempuan lebih tinggi daripada laki-laki sedangkan moral disengagement pada laki-laki lebih tinggi daripada perempuan. Sikap terhadap internet infidelity juga ditentukan oleh lamanya berpacaran.

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Golubev, Valery V., and Arina Al Kiselkova. "The phenomenon of online infidelity in dyadic relationships." Vestnik of Kostroma State University. Series: Pedagogy. Psychology. Sociokinetics 30, no. 1 (June 28, 2024): 58–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.34216/2073-1426-2024-30-1-58-62.

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The article considers such a phenomenon of modern partnerships as online infidelity. The problems and relevance of online infidelity research in foreign and domestic literature are described. An attempt to operationalise and separate the concepts of microchange and online infidelity (cyber infidelity) is presented. The results of the aerobatic study with the help of an unstructured interview and a survey on the topic of online infidelity in partnerships between men and women are presented.

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Moreno, Nathaly, and Emily Pearl Kahumoku-Fessler. "Understanding Infidelity: How Perceptions of Infidelity Behaviors Vary by Sex and One's Own Infidelity Experiences." American Journal of Family Therapy 46, no. 2 (March 15, 2018): 107–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01926187.2018.1441760.

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Jules, Bridget N., Victoria L. O’Connor, and Jennifer Langhinrichsen-Rohling. "Judgments of Event Centrality as Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth and Post-Traumatic Stress after Infidelity: The Moderating Effect of Relationship Form." Trauma Care 3, no. 4 (October 5, 2023): 237–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/traumacare3040021.

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Infidelity, a betrayal within a romantic partnership, often violates a person’s core beliefs about themselves and their significant other and can influence the degree to which a person can feel safe in romantic relationships. Infidelity can also increase exposure to sexually transmitted diseases that can compromise physical and mental health. Therefore, infidelity can be judged as central to one’s identity and potentially traumatic, possibly triggering outcomes similar to other DSM-5 Criterion A traumas. The current research examines the contribution of centrality perceptions to the development of PTG and PTS post-infidelity. Bivariate regressions examined the relationships between the judged centrality of infidelity and PTG and PTS, respectively. Exploratory analyses considered the moderating role of relationship form (i.e., casually dating, exclusively dating, and engaged/married) on those relationships. In a sample of 177 adults, greater judgments of the centrality of infidelity were associated with both PTG and PTS. Results demonstrated a significant moderating effect of relationship form on the relationship between the centrality of infidelity and PTG but not between the centrality of infidelity and PTS. Moderation results demonstrated that if infidelity is considered central in a casually dating relationship, it is more strongly related to PTG than in other relationship forms. Considering infidelity as central may generate both beneficial and problematic post-traumatic outcomes. However, an early infidelity experience may provide increased opportunities for engagement in different behaviors in the future (e.g., selecting a different partner, setting different relational boundaries), which, in turn, may be more conducive to growth.

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Rokach, Ami, and Gwenaëlle Philibert-Lignières. "Intimacy, Loneliness & Infidelity." Open Psychology Journal 8, no. 1 (May 15, 2015): 71–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874350101508010071.

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This article explores the experience of loneliness in intimacy, with a special focus on infidelity. First, the notion of intimacy and love are examined and related to the concept of loneliness. To be in love is often thought to exclude being lonely but research shows otherwise.’ Loneliness is exacerbated when intimacy is shattered by interpersonal events like infidelity. A review of recent literature regarding infidelity is presented. The concepts of depression, social support, self-esteem, and betrayal as a result of infidelity are examined and linked to loneliness. Also included, is a small discussion regarding the psychological distress and loneliness of the adulterer, before and after the revelation of infidelity. It is further asserted that loneliness is a two-way construct when speaking of infidelity; not only is it a salient product of infidelity, but also a strong predictor of its occurrence.

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Walsh, Mandy, Murray Millar, and R. Shane Westfall. "Sex Differences in Responses to Emotional and Sexual Infidelity in Dating Relationships." Journal of Individual Differences 40, no. 2 (April 2019): 63–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000277.

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Abstract. This study examined the influence of the type of partner infidelity (sexual vs. emotional) and sex of participant on actual mate abandonment and mate retention behaviors. It was predicted that men would engage in significantly more mate abandonment behaviors after experiencing a physical infidelity and that women would engage in significantly more mate abandonment behaviors after experiencing an emotional infidelity. To test this hypothesis, men and women who had either experienced a sexual or emotional infidelity were recruited and were asked to complete several measures designed to indicate their behavioral responses to the infidelity. The men and women in the study showed the predicted asymmetrical pattern of behavioral choices in response to sexual and emotional infidelity.

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Bowelo, Motsholathebe, Serai Daniel Rakgoasi, and Mpho Keetile. "Partner faithfulness and sexual reproductive health practices in Botswana: does perception of partner infidelity influence sexual risk behaviours of people aged 10–34 years?" Journal of Biosocial Science 52, no. 4 (October 15, 2019): 547–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932019000622.

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AbstractThe main aim of this study was to test whether perception of partner infidelity prompts people to adopt behaviour that is meant to compensate for the increased risk of infection posed by their partner’s infidelity; or whether it prompts people to engage in behaviour that magnifies the risk associated with partner infidelity. Data used were derived from the fourth and latest Botswana AIDS Impact Survey (BAIS IV) conducted in 2013. The sample consisted of 6985 people aged 10–34 years. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with perception of partner infidelity and sexual risk behaviours. Perception of partner infidelity with the current and most recent partner was 39.6% while perception of partner infidelity with other previous sexual partners was 79.9%. The main socio-demographic factors associated with perception of partner infidelity were being a man, being single and having secondary education, while sexual risk behaviours associated with perception of partner infidelity were having multiple sexual partners and being involved in multiple concurrent sexual partnerships. These relationships were statistically significant at the 5% level. Botswana’s HIV prevention strategies should seek to improve partner communication within relationships in order to enhance people’s confidence and skills so as to minimize perceptions of infidelity.

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Maharani, Winda, and Devie Yundianto. "Forgive, not forget: Exploring the influence of perception of dating infidelity to forgiveness behaviour in women." Jurnal Ilmiah Psikologi Terapan 12, no. 1 (January 31, 2024): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.22219/jipt.v12i1.26094.

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Infidelity in relationships is increasingly common in marriage and dating relationships. Its strong effect on mental health makes this topic worthy of further research, especially in perceptions of dating infidelity relationships. Perceptions of dating infidelity have three dimensions: ambiguous, deceptive, and explicit infidelity. This study uses a quantitative design with a total of 77 women and using convenience sampling. We analyzed using simple regression analysis. Data collection used The Forgiveness Scale and Perception of Dating Infidelity Scale. The results of this study indicate a significant negative effect between the perception of dating infidelity and forgiveness behavior in the women population who are victims of infidelity value F(1,75) = 5,114, p= 0.027, adj. R2= 0.051, and regression coefficient (β=-0,091). Ambiguous behavior F(1,75) = 4,582, p= 0.036, adj. R2= 0.045, and regression coefficient (β=-0,077) and deceptive behavior F(1,75) = 4,035, p= 0.048, adj. R2= 0.038, and regression coefficient (β=-0,054) dimensions have a significant relationship with forgiveness. Whereas explicit behavior is not significant F(1,75) = 1,425, p= 0.236, adj. R2= 0.006, and regression coefficient (β=-0,028). This research is an initial study on the perception of dating infidelity in Indonesia. It can be expected to be helpful as a study material in designing educational activities such as preventing infidelity in marriage preparation.

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Morrissey, Lindsey, Kara B. Wettersten, and Julio Brionez. "Qualitatively Derived Definitions of Emotional Infidelity Among Professional Women in Cross-Gender Relationships." Psychology of Women Quarterly 43, no. 1 (October 28, 2018): 73–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361684318806681.

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We aimed to define emotional infidelity among professional women who are in monogamous, cross-gender romantic relationships. We used constructivist grounded theory to capture participants’ lived experiences, perspectives, and worldviews. Eight currently partnered, self-identified women, established in their careers, and between the ages of 32 and 49, engaged in semi-structured initial, and brief follow-up, telephone interviews. Our data analysis and integration of participants’ perspectives and experiences revealed three main categories: (1) defining emotional infidelity, (2) how emotional infidelity occurs, and (3) relationship safeguarding. We developed a substantive, though preliminary, definition of emotional infidelity grounded in the literature and based on eight women’s discussion of emotional infidelity. Our hope is that researchers and practitioners would use this definition both as a model for investigating other population-specific definitions of emotional infidelity, and for better understanding and intervening upon relational processes related to emotional infidelity.

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Đorđević, Tamara. "Demographic correlates of motivations for infidelity of men in romantic relationships." Sinteze, no. 21 (2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/sinteze11-36763.

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Basic goal of this research was to examine demographic correlates of motivation for infidelity. It was conducted on a convenient sample consisting of 110 male participants. Participants were tested online and they were categorized by different age groups. The data used was based on gender, age, length of intimate relationships, marital status and religion. In order to establish the extent of infidelity The scale for examining motives of infidelity in love relationships (Stojkić, Solaković, 2017) were used. The results have shown that there are significant differences between men of different generations in terms of infidelity. Also, there is significant correlation between infidelity and length of intimate relationship, age and religion. On the other hand, there is no correlation between motivation for infidelity and marital status.

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Pramudito, Anselmus Agung, and Wenty Marina Minza. "The Dynamics of Rebuilding Trust and Trustworthiness in Marital Relationship Post Infidelity Disclosure." Jurnal Psikologi 48, no. 2 (August 30, 2021): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jpsi.60974.

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Infidelity has been one of the biggest cause for divorce for couples in many countries, including Indonesia. For those couples deciding to stay in marriage, the experienced infidelity can affect some aspects of the marital relationship, trust and trustworthiness in particular. Rebuilding trust and trustworthiness after the incident of infidelity can be one of the most important factors in restoring marital relationship. This research used phenomenology qualitative method in order to explore the dynamics of rebuilding trust and trustworthiness in marital relationship post infidelity disclosure. The study found that the victim of infidelity rebuilt their trust toward the perpetrator of infidelity in five aspects, three of which are personal aspects (risk identification and prevention), predictability, and trust) and two of which are relational aspects (intimacy and reciprocity). On the other hand, the perpetrators of infidelity rebuilt the trust toward themselves by manifesting four aspects: commitment, benevolence, openness, and honesty, as well as religiosity.

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KAYA, Mücahit Mustafa, and Mehmet ŞAKİROĞLU. "Factors Affecting Online Infidelity: A Review." Psikiyatride Guncel Yaklasimlar - Current Approaches in Psychiatry 15, no. 1 (March 31, 2023): 29–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1070731.

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Online infidelity has been a topic of discussion for the past two decades. Hence, while it is on the agenda of current researches, the associated factors of online infidelity have not yet been sufficiently clarified. The current review examines factors affecting online infidelity in line with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines. In the review the studies were included considering the criteria of (i) being an empirical study, (ii) being written in Turkish or English, (iii) being published in peer-reviewed journals (iv), evaluating at least one factor that may affect online infidelity. Eight studies which include factors affecting online infidelity were examined and the findings of these studies were evaluated. More positive attitudes towards infidelity, lower relationship commitment, higher quality of alternative partners, lower marital quality, higher loneliness, lower relationship satisfaction, higher relationship uncertainty, anxious and avoidant attachment, and being in a strong position were found significantly associated with online infidelity.

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Atapour, Neda, Mohammad Reza Falsafinejad, Khodabakhsh Ahmadi, and Anahita Khodabakhshi-Koolaee. "A Study of the Processes and Contextual Factors of Marital Infidelity." Practice in Clinical Psychology 9, no. 3 (July 1, 2021): 211–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.32598/jpcp.9.3.758.2.

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Objective: An increase in post-marital relationships has had adverse consequences. One of the consequences is family dissolution and the breakdown of social units (families). The present study aimed to study the processes and contextual factors of marital infidelity. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using the grounded theory method. The research population included couples who experienced marital infidelity. A total of 32 participants were selected using the purposive sampling method in 2019. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the participants to collect the study data, and the interviews continued until the data saturation. The collected data were systematically analyzed in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. Results: Analysis of the data collected revealed 51 codes extracted through open coding. Then, the extracted codes were merged into 10 categories via axial coding. These categories included four themes: the formation of the context of marital infidelity, predictions of marital infidelity, engaging in marital infidelity, and the consequences of marital infidelity. Conclusion: Given that marital infidelity is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, the insights from this study can be used to develop models to identify and prevent predictors of marital infidelity.

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Lacker, Tim Jonas, Andreas Walther, Patricia Waldvogel, and Ulrike Ehlert. "Fatherhood Is Associated with Increased Infidelity and Moderates the Link between Relationship Satisfaction and Infidelity." Psych 2, no. 4 (December 21, 2020): 370–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/psych2040027.

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Background: Relationship satisfaction has been identified as an important factor in terms of extradyadic sexual involvement. However, in men, fatherhood might be associated with infidelity by leading to changes in relationship satisfaction and the social life of parents. To date, no study has focused on the association of fatherhood and infidelity, nor the influence of fatherhood on the association between relationship satisfaction and infidelity. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, 137 fathers and 116 non-fathers were assessed regarding relationship satisfaction, infidelity, and potential confounds. Results: Significantly more fathers reported having been unfaithful in the current relationship than non-fathers (30.7% vs. 17.2%). Fathers also reported longer relationship duration, higher relationship satisfaction, and lower neuroticism than non-fathers. Furthermore, fatherhood moderated the association between relationship satisfaction and infidelity insofar that only in non-fathers reduced relationship satisfaction was associated with infidelity. Conclusions: The results suggest that fatherhood increases the risk of engaging in extradyadic sexual activities and moderates the link between relationship satisfaction and infidelity. However, results need to be interpreted with caution due to the cross-sectional study design and the lack of information about the specific time point of the infidelity incident(s).

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Cherkas, Lynn F., Elizabeth C. Oelsner, Y. T. Mak, Anna Valdes, and Tim D. Spector. "Genetic Influences on Female Infidelity and Number of Sexual Partners in Humans: A Linkage and Association Study of the Role of the Vasopressin Receptor Gene (AVPR1A)." Twin Research 7, no. 6 (December 1, 2004): 649–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/twin.7.6.649.

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AbstractIn humans, in contrast to animals, the genetic influences on infidelity are unclear. We report here a large study of over 1600 unselected United Kingdom female twin pairs who confidentially reported previous episodes of infidelity and total lifetime number of sexual partners, as well as attitudes towards infidelity. Our findings demonstrate that infidelity and number of sexual partners are both under moderate genetic influence (41% and 38% heritable, respectively) and the genetic correlation between these two traits is strong (47%). Conversely, attitudes towards infidelity are driven by shared and unique environmental, but not genetic, influences. A genome-wide linkage scan identified three suggestive but nonsignificant linkage areas associated with infidelity and number of sexual partners on chromosomes 3, 7 and 20 with a maximum LOD score of 2.46. We were unsuccessful in associating infidelity or number of sexual partners with a locus implicated in other mammals' sexual behavior, the vasopressin receptor gene. Nonetheless, our findings on the heritabil-ity of sexual infidelity and number of sexual partners provide support for certain evolutionary theories of human sexual behavior, as well as justifying further genetic and molecular research in this domain.

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Crouch, Elizabeth, and Lori Dickes. "Economic repercussions of marital infidelity." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 36, no. 1/2 (March 14, 2016): 53–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-03-2015-0032.

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Purpose – Numerous scholars have studied the propensity and related determinants of marital infidelity across socioeconomic and demographic groups. However, the broader social and economic consequences of infidelity remain an unexplored question, particularly the macroeconomic consequences from the individual impacts on families and households. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – Using income data from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the purpose of this paper is twofold: first, to analyze the relationship between the probability of infidelity and income and second, to quantify the cost of marital infidelity on individual families and taxpayers. The results confirm that infidelity makes individual households poorer, but goes further to reveal widespread negative externalities that fall to taxpayers from the consequences of family fragmentation. Findings – The results of this study indicate a review of government policy since numerous government policies contradict the incentive to stay married. Future research should consider additional estimations of the full range of costs related to infidelity and family fragmentation with particular focus on the public programs that may absorb the brunt of the negative externalities resulting from divorce. Research limitations/implications – This research confirms earlier research that infidelity has a high probability of causing divorce. Combined with this research, the analysis confirms a statistically significant negative relationship between infidelity and income and that when infidelity causes divorce, the results are substantial public economic and social costs. By definition public economic and social costs are borne by society, resulting in increased taxpayer burdens for society at large. Practical implications – Previously, the consequences of infidelity were a largely unexplored question. There had been some work on the probability of infidelity but little beyond this. Further, there had been minimal literature on the social efficiency of infidelity, especially research focussing on the external costs imposed on third parties such as children and taxpayers (Smith, 2012). This work took earlier research further by first confirming the negative impact on household income based on the probability of infidelity. Additionally, this is the only study that has examined the economic consequences of divorce due to infidelity. This research confirms that the presence of infidelity, especially when it leads to divorce, results in substantial economic and social externalities resulting from family fragmentation. Future research would benefit from a more in depth understanding of the characteristics that relate to the increased probability of infidelity, separate from and in conjunction with divorce. Furthermore, examining costs as they relate to specific programs, like Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, may clarify the impact of family fragmentation on specific programs. Additionally, the results from this study can be incorporated into larger sets of findings focussing on government policy to better understand the full range of social implications from infidelity. Social implications – Future research should consider additional estimations of the full range of costs related to infidelity and family fragmentation, with particular focus on the public programs that may absorb the brunt of the negative externalities resulting from divorce. The most pertinent policies influencing the rate of marriage and divorce in the USA are the income tax code, Social Security spousal and survivor benefits, the Earned Income Tax Credit, child support enforcement, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, food stamps, Medical, Supplemental Security Income, and WIC (Burstein, 2007). A review of these policies and their incentive structure related to family cohesiveness should be considered as a part of larger cost/benefit analysis of these programs. Originality/value – This work took earlier research further by first confirming the negative impact on household income based on the probability of infidelity. Additionally, this is the only study that has examined the economic consequences of divorce due to infidelity. This research confirms that the presence of infidelity, especially when it leads to divorce, results in substantial economic and social externalities resulting from family fragmentation.

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Mraović, Dunja, Nikola Borišev, and Vesna Gojković. "Why people commit infidelity: 'Nothing personal' or 'very personal:' Machiavellianism and subclinical sadism as predictors of infidelity." Civitas 11, no. 2 (2021): 13–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.5937/civitas2102013m.

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Apart from the proximate incitement, infidelity implies an intention to inflict harm and suffering to a perpetrator's regular intimate partner for the sake of the perpetrator's own pleasure. The aim of this study was to determine whether Machiavellian deceit (infidelity as a conative style, i.e., 'nothing personal') or subclinical sadism (infidelity with the overt intention to hurt, i.e., 'very personal') is the dominant impetus of infidelity. Our data collected on 111 female and 48 male respondents indicated that Machiavellian antagonism and agency were the best predictors of adulterous behaviour, thus highlighting its 'nothing personal' dimension. No indices of subclinical sadism proved their incremental predictive power in the regression model, thus challenging the 'very personal' approach to the underpinnings of infidelity. In addition, there was no evidence of sex-related differences in proclivity to infidelity.

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Khasmakhi, Samaneh Ebrahimi, and Afshin Salahin. "Relationship between Religious Orientation, Emotional Maturity and Identity Styles with Marital Infidelity." European Scientific Journal, ESJ 14, no. 29 (October 31, 2018): 129. http://dx.doi.org/10.19044/esj.2018.v14n29p129.

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Marital infidelity is a multi-faceted problem that has the tendency of an interpersonal and environmental dimension. This paper focuses on investigating the relationship between religious orientation, emotional maturity, and identity styles with talent of marital infidelity in married women and men in Tehran, Iran. The research method was by correlation and the study sample consists of 121 subjects (62 women and 59 men) who were selected by available sampling method. Marital infidelity, religious orientation, emotional maturity, and identity styles questionnaires were used to collect data. Correlation method and regression analysis was used to determine the predictive factors. The results indicated that there was no significant relationship between religious orientation and marital infidelity. On the other hand, there was a positive and significant relationship between emotional maturity and marital infidelity. The results also showed that from the four identity styles, only confused and committed identity styles are related to marital infidelity. Regression results also showed that commitment and emotional maturity in two steps significantly predicted 22% variance of marital infidelity.

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SIGUAN, ANDREW, MAXIN FENONI THERESE ONG, and SIDNEY IRA MARIE CAÑETE. "THE IMPACT OF INFIDELITY ON FILIPINO FAMILY DYNAMICS AND YOUNG ADULT FILIPINO'S SELF-CONCEPT." MALIM: JURNAL PENGAJIAN UMUM ASIA TENGGARA (SEA JOURNAL OF GENERAL STUDIES) 22, no. 1 (November 20, 2021): 14–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.17576/malim-2021-2201-02.

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Parental infidelity largely influences the quality of relationships in the family. In previous researches, the focus is mainly on the dyadic marital relationship of the couples, subsequently failing to consider how this influences the upbringing and well-being of their children. This study aims to explore how adult Filipino children's discovery of parental infidelity impacted their self-concept. Using purposive sampling, the study involved fourteen (14) participants, seven males, and seven females, who were aware of their parent's infidelity. The research used a semi-structured interview schedule to gather the necessary data. Thematic analysis was used to categorize the data into two major themes: (a) Pre-infidelity Family Dynamics and (b) Impacts of Parental Infidelity. The research utilized Dr. Murray Bowen's Family Systems Theory and Self-Concept Theory by Rogers to analyse the themes and to discuss the results of the study. The research helps explain the differences in the impacts of parental infidelity on the family and on the self-concept. Further implications are discussed in the study. Keywords: Parental infidelity; Family systems theory; Self-concept; Thematic analysis

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Adam, Aimee. "Perceptions of infidelity: A comparison of sexual, emotional, cyber-, and parasocial behaviors." Interpersona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships 13, no. 2 (December 20, 2019): 237–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.5964/ijpr.v13i2.376.

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Previous research indicates that extradyadic sexual behaviors and other behaviors including emotional infidelity, pornography use, and online infidelity are considered to be acts of betrayal. However, perceptions of infidelity occurring through social media and of romantic parasocial relationships (one-sided romantic attachments formed with media figures) have not been well researched. In two exploratory studies, I examined a) the extent to which participants rated parasocial, sexual, emotional, and social media behaviors as infidelity, and b) how hurtful these behaviors would be if a partner were to enact them. I also examined how often participants reported having been negatively affected by their partner’s parasocial romances. Results indicate that activities such as sexting and sexy Snapchatting are perceived similarly to both cybersex and physical sexual infidelity, and that parasocial infidelity is seen similarly to pornography use. These similarities apply to whether the acts are seen as infidelity, and in terms of the emotional pain the acts may cause. These results indicate that extradyadic social media and parasocial behaviors can be negatively perceived, and may be likely to negatively affect real-life romantic relationships.

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Apostolou, Menelaos. "The Evolution of Same-Sex Attraction in Women." Journal of Individual Differences 40, no. 2 (April 2019): 104–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a000281.

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Abstract. A considerable proportion of the population experiences varying degrees of same-sex attraction. It has been proposed that men exhibit high tolerance to their partner’s same-sex infidelity, which allows such predispositions to exist in a relative high frequency in the population. On this basis, the hypothesis was tested that heterosexual men and women would differ in their tolerance level, with men exhibiting higher tolerance to same-sex infidelity than women. Evidence from an online sample of 590 heterosexual Greek-speaking participants provided strong support for this hypothesis. In particular, the vast majority of women exhibited low tolerance, while about one in two men exhibited high tolerance to same-sex infidelity. Furthermore, men and women exhibited higher tolerance to the same-sex infidelity of their long-term than of their short-term partners, with men exhibiting higher tolerance in the latter case. In addition, women exhibited low tolerance to opposite-sex and same-sex infidelity, but men exhibited low tolerance to opposite-sex infidelity, but much higher tolerance to same-sex infidelity.

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Altgelt, Emma E., Melanie A. Reyes, Juliana E. French, Andrea L. Meltzer, and James K. McNulty. "Who is sexually faithful? Own and partner personality traits as predictors of infidelity." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 35, no. 4 (March 23, 2018): 600–614. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407517743085.

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Infidelity can have harmful consequences for all those involved. Although prior research has demonstrated some reliable associations between certain personality traits and infidelity, the associations between other personality traits and infidelity are less clear. Moreover, prior research has been limited in addressing the role of partner personality and whether any effects are independent of relationship satisfaction. Thus, we pooled data from two 3-year longitudinal studies of newlywed couples to examine the associations between both couple members’ personality (Big Five and narcissism) and infidelity, controlling and not controlling for marital satisfaction. Wives high (versus low) in extraversion and husbands and wives with partners high (versus low) in neuroticism or extraversion were more likely to engage in infidelity regardless of whether we controlled for satisfaction. Husbands with partners high (versus low) in narcissism were more likely to engage in infidelity, though this effect was no longer significant when controlling for satisfaction. These findings demonstrate that even predicting a behavior as self-oriented as infidelity requires considering the qualities of both couple members, highlighting the importance of adopting a dyadic approach to relationships.

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Urganci, Betul, Barış Sevi, and Ezgi Sakman. "Better relationships shut the wandering eye: Sociosexual orientation mediates the association between relationship quality and infidelity intentions." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 38, no. 4 (February 22, 2021): 1401–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407521995261.

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People who lack quality relationships are more likely to engage in infidelity but how relationship quality is associated with infidelity is less clear. One psychological mechanism that might help to explain these associations is sociosexuality. Here, we tested two models in which we assessed whether overall sociosexuality and sociosexuality subscales (i.e., attitude, behavior, desire) explain how relationship quality is related to infidelity intentions by sampling individuals in exclusive relationships ( N = 219). We found that individuals with lower relationship quality had more unrestricted sexual orientation, which in turn predicted a greater intention toward infidelity. In addition, lower quality relationships were associated with greater intentions toward infidelity through behavior and desire, but not attitude dimensions of sociosexuality.

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Berghel, Hal. "Wireless infidelity I." Communications of the ACM 47, no. 9 (September 2004): 21–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1015864.1015879.

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Gozzano, G. "The Ultimate Infidelity." Literary Imagination 14, no. 1 (November 12, 2011): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/litimag/imr133.

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Radman, Miroslav. "Fidelity and infidelity." Nature 413, no. 6852 (September 2001): 115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35093178.

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Shackelford, Todd K., and David M. Buss. "Cues to Infidelity." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 23, no. 10 (October 1997): 1034–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01461672972310004.

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Berghel, Hal, and Jacob Uecker. "Wireless infidelity II." Communications of the ACM 47, no. 12 (December 2004): 15–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1035134.1035149.

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Vaughan, Bethany. "Attitudes towards infidelity." Assessment and Development Matters 14, no. 4 (2022): 25–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpsadm.2022.14.4.25.

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Pazhoohi, Farid, Cátia Silva, Luís Pereira, Marco Oliveira, Paulo Santana, Rui Rodrigues, and Joana Arantes. "Is Imagination of the Infidelity More Painful than Actual Infidelity?" Current Psychology 38, no. 2 (July 7, 2017): 572–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9637-1.

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Lishner, David A., Shannon Nguyen, E. L. Stocks, and Emily J. Zillmer. "Are Sexual and Emotional Infidelity Equally Upsetting to Men and Women? Making Sense of Forced-Choice Responses." Evolutionary Psychology 6, no. 4 (October 1, 2008): 147470490800600. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/147470490800600412.

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Forced-choice measures that assess reactions to imagined sexual and emotional infidelity are ubiquitous in studies testing the Jealousy as a Specific Innate Module (JSIM) model. One potential problem with such measures is that they fail to identify respondents who find both forms of infidelity equally upsetting. To examine this issue, an experiment was conducted in which two groups of participants imagined a romantic infidelity after which participants in the first group used a traditional forced-choice measure to indicate whether they found sexual or emotional infidelity more upsetting. Participants in the second group instead used a modified forced-choice measure that allowed them also to indicate whether they found both forms of infidelity equally upsetting. Consistent with previous research, those given the traditional forced-choice measure tended to respond in a manner that supported the JSIM model. However, the majority of participants given the modified measure indicated that both forms of infidelity were equally upsetting.

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Shrout, M. Rosie, and Daniel J. Weigel. "Infidelity’s aftermath: Appraisals, mental health, and health-compromising behaviors following a partner’s infidelity." Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 35, no. 8 (April 21, 2017): 1067–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265407517704091.

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Guided by transactional stress theory, this research investigated the role of appraisals in noninvolved partners’ mental health and health-compromising behaviors after infidelity. Responses from 232 college students who were recently cheated on revealed that negative appraisals (partner blame, self-blame, and causal attribution) had indirect effects on health-compromising behaviors through mental health (depression, anxiety, and distress). Moderated mediation analyses revealed that gender altered the indirect effect of partner and self-blame on health-compromising behaviors through mental health. Men’s health-compromising behaviors did not differ based on their appraisals or mental health. However, women who reported negative appraisals and high levels of mental health consequences engaged in more health-compromising behaviors. These findings suggest that perceptions of a partner’s infidelity are important, and that those perceptions affect noninvolved partners’ mental health and physical health behaviors.

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