PSY320H1 Lecture Notes - Sociosexual Orientation, Longitudinal Study, Advantageous
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Running head: effcts of relationship publicity on infidelity and commitment 1. Perceived publicity of romantic relationships: effects on attitudes towards. Infidelity, probability of engaging in infidelity, and commitment. Infidelity is commonly defined as any sexual or emotional ties that an individual has outside of a romantic relationship where both partners have agreed to remain exclusive to each other. In the literature, it is also referred to as extradyadic involvement. Even though extradyadic involvement seems to be increasingly more prevalent, it does not seem to be perceived as acceptable by a majority of people (sampat, 2005). It is important to understand predictors of dating infidelity because it can lead to jealousy, low self-esteem and in some cases to dissolution of the relationship. Understanding predictors for dating and marriage infidelity can help marriage and relationship counsellors better serve their clients. A person"s attitude towards infidelity can be an important predictor of their probability of having an edi.
