A study of 2,757 participants from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth examined how spouses» relative earnings (i.e., who makes more money) influences
likelihood of cheating.
For women, their ovulatory cycle in another biological factor that may also influence
her likelihood of cheating.4 Specifically, women are more likely to cheat when they are most likely to get pregnant (i.e., when they are ovulating).
To determine whether ego - depletion (also known as «psychological fatigue»), affects
the likelihood of cheating, Natalie Ciarocco and colleagues created stress in participants (all of whom were currently in committed romantic relationships) by bringing them into a room smelling of freshly baked cookies.2 In the room, participants saw two plates, one with the cookies and the other with radishes.
In other words, daters in this study were unlikely to talk about infidelity with their partners but, at the same time, presumed that
the likelihood of cheating in the general population was fairly high.
In a possible cheating scenario, developers will be alerted with the data - but only when it has been processed, to increase
the likelihood of cheating actually having occurred before a report is made.
We decided to take a look at what things may influence
the likelihood of cheating and how often infidelity actually occurs.
«If they believe it's an unfair measure of their performance,
the likelihood of cheating goes up.»
Research in the field of infidelity reveals that there are three distinct personality types correlated with a higher
likelihood of cheating: sociopaths, narcissists, and lonely - hearts.
Even on a test, a teacher can reduce
the likelihood of cheating by asking for in - depth responses as opposed to fill in the blanks or multiple choice, and testing for mastery / deep understanding as opposed to memorization of content.
Not exact matches
Despite media portrayals to the contrary, a higher income doesn't increase the
likelihood of a man's infidelity; men rich and poor
cheat on their wives.
If you didn't get a
cheat day the
likelihood of sticking to a strict eating plan would be very low.
Participants then rated the percentage
likelihood that the behavior was indicative
of cheating on a scale ranging from 0 % (clearly not
cheating) to 100 % (definite
cheating).
Dissatisfaction with a less sexually desirable partner when a woman is near ovulation may have encouraged
cheating among our female ancestors, thus increasing the
likelihood of conceiving children with sexually desirable partners, Larson told LiveScience.
Our coverage
of the topic generally reflects the state
of research on the topic, which focuses on proximal predictors
of infidelity — or science jargon for those things about individuals or relationships that directly increase the
likelihood somebody will
cheat, such as low commitment, more attractive alternatives, lack
of impulse control, narcissism, and so on.
Infidelity —
cheating, being unfaithful, or what researchers would describe as «couple members» violations
of relationship norms regarding exclusivity» — clearly can cause negative emotions such as feelings
of betrayal, hurt, and jealousy.1 With spring break (at American colleges and universities) just around the corner, we thought it would be a good time to discuss how relationship commitment affects the
likelihood of infidelity when partners are geographically separated and tempted by the fruit
of another.
Men who undergo counseling for sexual addiction learn why they abuse sex — including
cheating — and with that insight can deal with past traumas and learn to emotionally connect with their spouse in a healthy way therefore significantly reducing the
likelihood of future infidelity.