Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Psychol Sci. 2011 Sep;22(9):1191-7. doi: 10.1177/0956797611416252. Epub 2011 Jul 19.
Data from a large survey of 1,561 professionals were used to examine the relationship between power and infidelity and the process underlying this relationship. Results showed that elevated power is positively associated with infidelity because power increases confidence in the ability to attract partners. This association was found for both actual infidelity and intentions to engage in infidelity in the future. Gender did not moderate these results: The relationship between power and infidelity was the same for women as for men, and for the same reason. These findings suggest that the common assumption (and often-found effect) that women are less likely than men to engage in infidelity is, at least partially, a reflection of traditional gender-based differences in power that exist in society.
研究人员对 1561 名专业人士进行了一项大型调查，旨在研究权力与不忠行为之间的关系及其背后的作用机制。结果表明，权力的提升与不忠行为呈正相关，因为权力会增强个人吸引伴侣的能力。这一关联在实际不忠行为和未来不忠意图中均有体现。性别并未对这些结果起到调节作用：权力与不忠行为之间的关系对女性和男性而言是相同的，原因也相同。这些发现表明，人们普遍认为（也是经常发现的事实）女性比男性更不容易发生不忠行为，至少部分原因是社会中存在的传统性别权力差异。
