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Justifications for extramarital relationships: The association between attitudes, behaviors, and gender

Glass, Shirley P., Wright, Thomas L.·1992·Journal of Sex Research
DOI 10.1080/00224499209551654
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Married persons completed anonymous questionnaires rating the extent to which they would feel justified having an extramarital relationship for 17 reasons derived from the clinical and research literatures. Men and women clustered these justifications similarly into four factors: sexual, romantic love, emotional intimacy, and extrinsic. Women approved less of sexual justifications and more of love justifications. Attitude‐behavior congruence was demonstrated in the link between sexual justification and sexual involvement for both sexes and in the link between love justifications and emotional involvement for men. The data supported the observation that men separate sex and love; women appear to believe that love and sex go together and that falling in love justifies sexual involvement. Clinical implications include the importance of understanding the extramarital attitudes as cognitions and thresholds related to extramarital behavior. Research implications include the importance of assessing specific reasons including emotional justifications, assessing emotional involvement and sexual involvement, and analyzing for gender differences.

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  • The identified three-factor structure of the JEIQ is slightly different from the four-factor model of EDI justification presented by Glass and Wright (1992).

    “The identified three factor structure is slightly different from the four factor model of EDI justification presented by Glass and Wright (1992), which set forth factors relating to a sexual dimension, emotional intimacy, extrinsic motivation, and a love dimension.”

    From Disclosing Extra-Dyadic Involvement (EDI): Understanding Attitudes, Subjective Norms, and Perceived Behavioral Control (2013) · cites this paper as Glass and Wright 1992

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Authors
Glass, S. P., & Wright, T. L.
Affiliations
Catholic University of America (US)
Venue
Journal of Sex Research
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1992-08
Volume
29
Issue
3
Pages
361-387
ISSN
  • 0022-4499 (ISSN-L)
  • 1559-8519
DOI
10.1080/00224499209551654
OpenAlex
W2068571393
Cited by
301
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 11 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 5 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 10 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 12 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 13 · 2014: 14 · 2013: 13 · 2012: 17
FWCI
5.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
The Journal of Sex Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Marriage and Sexual Relationships
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
Keywords
adultery, emotional intimacy, gender differences, emotional engagement, married couples

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