ABSTRACT

Despite the abundance of studies investigating individual differences associated with extradyadic behavior (EB), nearly all have adopted retrospective measures in which the data is likely plagued by recall biases. In addition, few studies have explored individual differences or outcomes associated with EB between those with consenting and nonconsenting primary partners. Thus, the current study investigated the extent to which Ashley Madison users participated in a wide range of EBs, whether age, gender, and sexual identity predicted participation, and the extent to which outcomes were impacted by partner consent. The results from 1460 adults (962 men, 498 women) revealed that users reported engaging in three categories of behaviors: sexual/explicit, technology/online, and emotional/affectionate behaviors and that women and those older in age reported participating in EBs more frequently than men and those younger in age. Finally, 16.9% of the sample had a primary partner that consented to their Ashley Madison use and those with consenting partners reported greater perceived improvement in their primary relationship than did those with nonconsenting partners. Our findings highlight the importance of assessing the multitude of behaviors that Ashley Madison users participate in and whether consent was obtained. Implications for educators and practitioners are discussed.

摘要

尽管有大量研究调查与外向行为 (EB) 相关的个体差异，但几乎所有研究都采用了回顾性措施，其中数据可能受到回忆偏差的困扰。此外，很少有研究探讨具有同意和不同意主要合作伙伴之间与 EB 相关的个体差异或结果。因此，当前的研究调查了Ashley Madison用户参与了广泛的 EB，无论年龄、性别和性身份是否预测参与，以及结果受伴侣同意影响的程度。来自 1460 名成年人（962 名男性，498 名女性）的结果显示，用户报告参与了三类行为：性/露骨、技术/在线和情感/深情行为，并且女性和年龄较大的人报告参与 EB 的频率更高比男性和年龄较小的人。最后，16.9% 的样本有一个主要合作伙伴同意他们的Ashley Madison使用，并且那些有同意合作伙伴的人报告说他们的主要关系比那些没有同意的合作伙伴有更大的感知改善。我们的发现强调了评估多种行为的重要性Ashley Madison用户参与以及是否获得同意。讨论了对教育者和从业者的影响。