Infidelity Exploratory Study

“Behaviors in Couples with a History of Infidelity” in Galvan and Galvan’s (2017) in “Model Literature Review D” converses three essential characteristics in writing a literature critique so stated by the authors. The key components, the study offers an in-depth design potential for raising performance for clinical and relation implications, outlining a traceable narrative on the meaning and importance of comprehending common behaviors associated with couples who experienced extradyadic involvement (EDI) through various literature (Balderrama-Durbin, Allen, & Rhoades, 2012). These methods will promote quality work in answering the significance and importance of EDI. In which Galvan and Galvan (2017) define as a direction of relevance to the study in responding to findings on 1) conflict in communication, 2), negative behaviors associated with relationship dissatisfaction, and 3) gender differences in demand and withdraw dispute (Balderrama-Durbin et al., 2012).

Infidelity is a phase in the life of many couples in crisis and is more common than we think or want to accept; Today is quite easy to meet people and moments that facilitate it. It occurs when there are two people involved deceived and unfaithful.

There are many ways in which infidelity can be explained depending on what you are reading or with whom you are speaking. Emotional and sexual infidelity is the two most studied forms of infidelity. The cognitive approach to infidelity explains that as our cognition is developing, we are also indirectly learning behaviors that could contribute to infidelity as adults. Infidelity no matter what the circumstances are surrounding it can leave both partners devastated. The circumstances surrounding infidelity can include a broad range excuses. The evolutionary approach to infidelity explains that men are more distressed by their partners committing sexual infidelity, whereas

In this article, Infidelity and attachment: The Moderating Role of Race/Ethnicity by Parker, M.L., & Kelly Campbell, K., indicates a wide variety of cultures and ethnic groups, with people possessing diverse cultural values, have a profound impact on their romantic preferences, their comfort when facing serious romantic commitments, the dynamics of marital relationships, and how people react when marital relationships fall apart (2017). Extramarital affairs are hurtful, upsetting and immoral. However, in this society it is accepted are a part of the norm. Infidelity is socially constructed and is influenced by cultural values and beliefs. The study in this article was hypothesized whether, certain attachment styles like secure, preoccupied,

There are continuously more and more people that lower their standards and their morals, which actually results in being placed in the repulsive category of being a cheater. To these people, the endless number of websites that are available to them and giving them the opportunity to explore even the darkest recesses of cyber-space, the Internet is nothing more than one giant playhouse. To the innocent victims that have a firsthand experience with their partners or spouses cheating online, the Internet can quickly seem like a place where a lot of pain and frustration originates. Infidelity that occurs every single day on the World Wide Web has become so rampant that any individual that is involved in a loving and caring marriage and has a partner that continuously browses the web should familiarize themselves with the most common signs of cheating online.

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Data published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology suggests some 25% of men and 15% of women will be unfaithful to their partner at some point in their relationship. This data reveals that affairs can and do occur even in what many would consider a happy relationship. The statistical data fails to do justice to the emotional trauma that is caused by infidelity. Thankfully, there is hope for affair recovery Little Rock, AR through focused therapy.

Infidelity is one of the most challenging issues that come up in marital therapy for the simple fact that it usually layers a major issue (the infidelity) over other major issues (finances, intimacy, communication) and each layer involves a unique and, at times, competing set of interventions. The latter grouping is usually very receptive to skills work; once capacity to work through the issues within the couple is developed the problems or issues facing the couple tend to create less distress in the relationship or are resolved, although the issue around intimacy tends to be a bit more complicated. When infidelity is thrown into the mix these other issues are typically not seen as the priority by one or both spouses and even discussing these underlying factors can prove difficult as the infidelity typically acts as a contagion.

This article focuses on the social media addiction and narcissistic personality behaviors that can come with it. The first article states that ambivalence about one’s partner can cause an engagement in online infidelity related behaviors “Relationship ambivalence may develop...relationship conflicts or transgressions in the relationship” (McDaniel 89). When one is in a relationship with a narcissist, studies show that the ambivalence is high, and when one has these contradictory thoughts, infidelity related behaviors over the internet are more likely to happen as stated by Andreassen and her associates, “...social media may represent a gratifying medium for individuals with elevated narcissistic traits…” (Andreassen 288). To relate, the first article discusses that higher use of social media results in lower partner love time which can lead to lower marital satisfaction. The addictions of social media can also make marital satisfaction low because the time spent on the internet rather than one’s partner can cause romantical issues “...addictive social

Polygamy is not always consensual in the case of affairs, which are made easier by technology. Ansari argues that “The privacy of the internet and phone world has also led to a rise of settings where people can be adulterous without any judgment.” (191). One of the main examples used in the book is the website Ashley Madison; a dating website specifically designed for people looking to have an affair, their slogan being “Life is short. Have an affair” (Ashley Madison).

Relationships do not exist in static motion, people do change their dating intentions and relationship preferences as they go through different stages of life (Conley et al., 2013). We have more freedoms of choosing our own sexual orientation and relationship style due to social tolerance and growth of information; but human’s basic needs of trust, emotional support, and intimacy can vary differently due to individual and contextual differences. Interestingly, lesbian value monogamy more than gay men, but they have less long-term dating intentions (Potârcă, Mills, & Neberich, 2015). Although there is no valid explanation for this, I believe this result may be different if conducted in different cultures and natural setting because lesbian,

I did my article summary on a Ted Talk by relationship therapist Esther Perel called “Why Happy Couples Cheat.” Esther Perel works specifically with couples that have experienced infidelity, and she explains that infidelity is extremely common and yet so misunderstood. She talks a lot about past and present views of monogamy stating that monogamy used to be one person for life, while today it seems to mean one person at a time. She says that in earlier years monogamy had nothing to do with love but rather it had to do with whose kids are ours. In the early part of her presentation she gives a statistic that shocks you at first but then seems to make sense, she said, 95% of people she sees say it is wrong to lie about having an affair, and yet the same percent say that’s what they would do if they were having an affair. We lie to our partners when we have affairs because most of the time hurting your partner isn’t the intent of the affair. Esther points out that a lot of the time

Whether you and your spouse have been together 10 years or 10 months, just the thought that your significant other may be involved in an affair is a painful one. Infidelity is something that, for many couples, is unforgivable, irrespective of who committed the act. And seeing as we’re in the Anno Domini era, and thankfully not having to abide to the 17-th century generation humiliation of wearing the dreaded “Scarlett Letter” – well, at least for women, while it hurts just the same, there are more subtle ways of dealing and coping with unfaithfulness.

The current study will include 200 participants. The age range will be from 18 to 35. Each participant will be selected based off a survey given to determine the level of seriousness of their relationship. One hundred of the participants must be married while the other hundred must in committed relationships. These participants will be recruited from an online survey website, such as, globaltestmarket.com. Participants are required to live in the United States, but can originally be from other countries. All races and genders are invited to participate. Participants will be offered an amount of money for each time they participant. So $10 for initial survey, then $20 for the follow up survey in two years. The increase in price is to encourage more participants to come back for the follow up. There are no predicted risks to the participant. To complete the follow up survey the participants must have experienced infidelity personally. A spouse or significant other must have cheated on them. The lucky people who did not get cheated on in two years will only receive $5 in compensation. The victims of infidelity will receive the entire $15. The study is only a questionnaire, but the priming of

The number of affairs was chosen to be the dependent variable. The alternative option to this choice is using a binary independent variable, “if women had at least one affair”. Number of affairs is preferred because, firstly, it is a more comprehensive measure of both genders whereas “if women had at least one affair” accounts for female only; and secondly, of all the responses received, only 31.5% of the participants have engaged in an extramarital affair. By using number of affairs, more information can be reviewed with reduced sample size.