Abstract

In this study, we surveyed a sample of U.S. undergraduates and internet-based participants (N = 495) about their experiences during/after romantic infidelity (affairs), and their initial motivations to engage in infidelity. Meaningful associations emerged between motivation and experience variables. Dyadic motivations (e.g., anger at one’s partner, lack of love) were linked with longer affairs, more public dates with affair partners, and primary relationship dissolution. Conversely, non-dyadic situational motivations (e.g., feeling stressed or intoxicated) were linked with shorter affairs, less satisfying sex during affairs, and lower rates of disclosure and dissolution. These findings suggest meaningful infidelity typologies and may aid researchers and practitioners in helping others resolve relational conflicts.

摘要

在这项研究中，我们调查了美国本科生和基于互联网的参与者（N = 495）关于他们在浪漫不忠（外遇）期间/之后的经历，以及他们出轨的最初动机。动机和经验变量之间出现了有意义的关联。二元动机（例如，对伴侣的愤怒、缺乏爱）与更长的婚外情、与外遇伴侣的更多公开约会以及主要关系的解体有关。相反，非二元情境动机（例如，感到压力或陶醉）与较短的出轨时间、出轨期间的性行为不太令人满意以及较低的披露率和解散率有关。这些发现表明了有意义的不忠类型，可能有助于研究人员和从业者帮助他人解决关系冲突。