Perceptions of Infidelity
A Comparison of Sexual, Emotional, Cyber-, and Parasocial Behaviors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5295681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aimee Adam (0000-0001-8150-3432) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 237-252 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interpersona An International Journal on Personal Relationships (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1981-6472 • E-ISSN: 1981-6472 |
| Publisher | Editoriales Iberoamericanos (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5964/ijpr.v13i2.376 |
| OpenAlex | W2995468205 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 26 |
Previous research indicates that extradyadic sexual behaviors and other behaviors including emotional infidelity, pornography use, and online infidelity are considered to be acts of betrayal. However, perceptions of infidelity occurring through social media and of romantic parasocial relationships (one-sided romantic attachments formed with media figures) have not been well researched. In two exploratory studies, I examined a) the extent to which participants rated parasocial, sexual, emotional, and social media behaviors as infidelity, and b) how hurtful these behaviors would be if a partner were to enact them. I also examined how often participants reported having been negatively affected by their partnerâ€TMs parasocial romances. Results indicate that activities such as sexting and sexy Snapchatting are perceived similarly to both cybersex and physical sexual infidelity, and that parasocial infidelity is seen similarly to pornography use. These similarities apply to whether the acts are seen as infidelity, and in terms of the emotional pain the acts may cause. These results indicate that extradyadic social media and parasocial behaviors can be negatively perceived, and may be likely to negatively affect real-life romantic relationships
Betrayal · Developmental psychology · Perception · Pornography · Romance · Sexual behavior · Social media · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Media, Gender, and Advertising · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology
The Social Context of PSRs
Moral Education in the Family and the Phenomenon of Infidelity
Explication of Online Infidelity in Virtual Romantic Relationships
Social Media Addiction, Infidelity-Related Behaviors, and Relationship Satisfaction
Protecting privacy on social media
Direct-proactive communication and the post-infidelity stay-leave decision
Parasocial Interaction, the Covid-19 Quarantine, and Digital Age Media
Being the Infidelity Partner
Our Boy Whitey
Sex Differences in Jealousy
A Love That Doesn't Last
Infidelity in Committed Relati0nships Ii
The Significance of Heavy Pornography Involvement for Romantic Partners
Social media definition and the governance challenge
Exploring Relationships Among Communication, Sexual Satisfaction, and Marital Satisfaction
The Realness of Cybercheating
Meta-Analyses of Sex Differences in Responses to Sexual Versus Emotional Infidelity
Male Partners’ Perceived Pornography Use and Women’s Relational and Psychological Health
Distress in response to relationship infidelity
The Influences of Sociosexuality and Attachment Style on Reactions to Emotional Versus Sexual Infidelity
Parasocial Romance
People's Reasons for Divorcing
| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |