Cheating, often synonymous with extradyadic involvement, unfaithfulness, or affairs, is a multifaceted phenomenon that spans secret romantic liaisons within the confines of an exclusive relationship. The evolving dynamics of cheating are influenced by a myriad of factors, offering a nuanced… Read More »What Factors Increase Cheating?
Cheating, often described in scientific literature as variously extradyadic involvement, unfaithfulness, affairs, exploring, or simply cheating, encompasses a range of secret romantic engagements while committed to an exclusive relationship. This can involve emotional connections or escalate to penetrative sex. Research… Read More »Cheating In Marriage
The complex dynamics of cheating have been a topic of interest, with researchers exploring the thoughts, feelings, and behaviours of those involved in affairs. In their study with 495 participants of varying relationship lengths, researchers identified distinct types of cheating… Read More »Motivations Behind Extramarital Affairs
Cheating, a common challenge in relationships, can lead to intense emotional distress, with some individuals even contemplating suicide. The impact affects both the betrayed partners and those involved in the affair, creating significant mental health struggles. For the betrayed individual,… Read More »Cheating and Suicide
While the connection between cheating and its impact on physical health is not thoroughly explored in research, some studies highlight immediate physical reactions after the discovery of such affairs. Researchers are starting to uncover the somatic symptoms reported by individuals… Read More »The Physical Impact Of Infidelity-Based Trauma
The realm of mental health diagnoses has expanded with the inclusion of “trauma and stressor-related disorders” in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5). This category acknowledges external environmental stressors as contributors to various… Read More »Infidelity Victimisation
A study by researchers Leeker and Carlozzi looks into how people respond emotionally to both emotional and sexual infidelity, focusing on gender and sexual orientation dynamics. The findings provide insights into how individuals, regardless of sexual orientation, deal with the… Read More »Emotional Responses To Cheating
Exploring how people react emotionally to cheating reveals interesting patterns influenced by gender, sexual orientation, and commitment. Distress, anger, anxiety, jealousy, and humiliation are key emotions, with differences in responses to emotional and sexual cheating. Gender and sexual orientation play… Read More »How People React Emotionally To Cheating
The aftermath of cheating is emotionally intense for both victims and perpetrators. Feelings like anger, betrayal, insecurity, rage, shame, guilt, jealousy, and profound sadness are common. Victims often experience depressive symptoms after discovering an affair. Studies show that women facing… Read More »Emotional Turmoil In The Aftermath Of Cheating
Attachment theory, coined by John Bowlby, explores the emotional bonds between a mother and infant, identifying attachment styles like secure, anxious-ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized. These styles, developed in childhood, influence how individuals approach romantic relationships later in life. Cheating’s impact… Read More »The Role of Adult Attachment on Cheating-Based Trauma