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Sociosexuality, Commitment, Sexual Infidelity, and Perceptions of Infidelity: Data From the Second Love Web Site

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Rodrigues, David, Lopes, Diniz, Pereira, Marco·2017·The Journal of Sex Research
DOI 10.1080/00224499.2016.1145182
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This study explored the association between sociosexuality (behavior, attitudes, and desire) and commitment to understand sexual infidelity in current relationships. We also explored how these variables were associated with attitudes toward infidelity. Participants were romantically involved heterosexuals (N = 252; 51 women, 201 men; Mage = 41.13, SD = 9.82) registered on a dating Web site directed at romantically involved individuals. Results showed that sociosexuality, alongside commitment, was associated with sexual infidelity. Individuals who had (versus had not) previously engaged in infidelity reported more unrestricted sociosexuality, while reporting less commitment. For individuals reporting prior sexual infidelity, unrestricted sociosexual desire and lesser commitment were associated with more permissive perceptions of infidelity. For individuals reporting no prior sexual infidelity, greater commitment was always associated with more strict perceptions of infidelity. No gender differences emerged in the analyses. Also, no differences were found according to individual motivations (i.e., looking to know other people versus seeking casual sex) or relational motivations (i.e., individual registration versus registration as a couple) underlying individuals’ registration on the Web site. These results are an important addition to the literature on infidelity by analyzing a specific sample motivated to engage in infidelity. Implications for future research are discussed.

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  • Personal dedication commitment is associated with a lower level of sexually unfaithful behaviors.

    “Additionally, personal dedication commitment is associated with a lower level of sexually unfaithful behaviors [93].”

    From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [93]

  • Marriages growing in a positive direction provide less motivation to engage in extramarital infidelity.

    “Dew et al., also found that those who engaged in minor EMI, such as flirting, had an increased likelihood of engaging in EMI with the person with whom they flirted, in addition to increased chances of engaging in MFD, since marriages that are growing in a positive direction provide less motivation to engage in EMI [93,95].”

    From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [93]

  • Those who engaged in minor extramarital infidelity had increased chances of engaging in financial marital deception.

    “Dew et al., also found that those who engaged in minor EMI, such as flirting, had an increased likelihood of engaging in EMI with the person with whom they flirted, in addition to increased chances of engaging in MFD, since marriages that are growing in a positive direction provide less motivation to engage in EMI [93,95].”

    From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [93]

  • Those who engaged in minor extramarital infidelity (e.g., flirting) had an increased likelihood of engaging in extramarital infidelity with the person they flirted with.

    “Dew et al., also found that those who engaged in minor EMI, such as flirting, had an increased likelihood of engaging in EMI with the person with whom they flirted, in addition to increased chances of engaging in MFD, since marriages that are growing in a positive direction provide less motivation to engage in EMI [93,95].”

    From Love and Infidelity: Causes and Consequences (2023) · cites this paper as [93]

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Authors
Rodrigues, D., Lopes, D., & Pereira, M.
Affiliations
  • Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (PT)
  • University of Coimbra (PT)
Corresponding author
Rodrigues, David
ORCID
Venue
The Journal of Sex Research
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2016-04-06
Volume
54
Issue
2
Pages
241-253
ISSN
  • 0022-4499 (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-8519
DOI
10.1080/00224499.2016.1145182
OpenAlex
W2321318841
Cited by
79
References
82
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2
FWCI
23.82
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
other-oa
Locations
  • The Journal of Sex Research (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Repositório do ISCTE-IUL (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (SFRH/BPD/73528/2010, IF/00402/2014)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
Keywords
sociosexuality, sexual infidelity, relationship commitment, dating websites, romantic relationships, casual sex, gender differences
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Attitude, Female, Humans, Interpersonal Relations, Male, Middle Aged, Portugal, Sexual Behavior, Sexual Partners, Social Perception, Heterosexuality, Young Adult

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