Forgiving the Unforgivable: Couples’ Forgiveness and Expected Forgiveness of Emotional and Sexual Infidelity From an Error Management Theory Perspective
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DOI: 10.1037/ebs0000110
Abstract: From an Error Management Theory (EMT) perspective, we expect a negative forgiveness bias, in which one underestimates a romantic partner’s forgiveness following one’s own transgressions. The function would be to secure that the transgressions are… read more here.
Keywords: partner; emotional sexual; error management; forgiveness ... See more keywords
Are Cheaters Sexual Hypocrites? Sexual Hypocrisy, the Self-Serving Bias, and Personality Style
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DOI: 10.1177/0146167219833392
Abstract: This article examines moral hypocrisy and the self-serving bias (SSB) in the sexual infidelity context. We found evidence of self-serving attributions that occur between primary relationship partners following sexual betrayals. Specifically, we found that sexual… read more here.
Keywords: self; personality; hypocrisy; self serving ... See more keywords
Sexual infidelity among the married in China
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DOI: 10.1177/2057150x221108574
Abstract: Sexual infidelity in China has undergone a rapid increase in recent decades. Despite much speculation, social forces that help to prompt such increase have yet to be identified. Drawing on data from the Chinese Private… read more here.
Keywords: married china; infidelity; sex; among married ... See more keywords