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Tytuł:
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So far away from one's partner, yet so close to romantic alternatives: avoidant attachment, interest in alternatives, and infidelity.
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Autorzy:
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Dewall CN; Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506-0044, USA. />Lambert NM
Slotter EB
Pond RS
Deckman T
Finkel EJ
Luchies LB
Fincham FD
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Źródło:
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Journal of personality and social psychology [J Pers Soc Psychol] 2011 Dec; Vol. 101 (6), pp. 1302-16. Date of Electronic Publication: 2011 Oct 03.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: Washington Dc : American Psychological Association
Original Publication: Washington, American Psychological Assn.
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MeSH Terms:
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Deception*
Interpersonal Relations*
Object Attachment*
Sexual Behavior/*psychology
Sexual Partners/*psychology
Adult ; Attitude ; Courtship/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Marriage/psychology ; Motivation ; Social Behavior ; Students ; Young Adult
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20111005 Date Completed: 20120419 Latest Revision: 20111122
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Update Code:
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20240104
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DOI:
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10.1037/a0025497
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PMID:
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21967006
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Temptation pervades modern social life, including the temptation to engage in infidelity. The present investigation examines one factor that may put individuals at a greater risk of being unfaithful to their partner: dispositional avoidant attachment style. The authors hypothesize that avoidantly attached people may be less resistant to temptations for infidelity due to lower levels of commitment in romantic relationships. This hypothesis was confirmed in 8 studies. People with high, vs. low, levels of dispositional avoidant attachment had more permissive attitudes toward infidelity (Study 1), showed attentional bias toward attractive alternative partners (Study 2), expressed greater daily interest in meeting alternatives to their current relationship partner (Study 5), perceived alternatives to their current relationship partner more positively (Study 6), and engaged in more infidelity over time (Studies 3, 4, 7, and 8). This effect was mediated by lower levels of commitment (Studies 5-8). Thus, avoidant attachment predicted a broad spectrum of responses indicative of interest in alternatives and propensity to engage in infidelity, which were mediated by low levels of commitment.