Department of Social Psychology, University of Granada, 18071 Granada, Spain.
Department of Social, Work and Differential Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 25;20(5):4114. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054114.
Infidelity is a relational process common in all types of romantic relationships and has been established as one of the main causes of relationship breakdown. However, little is known about this type of transgression in adolescent romantic relationships, although it manifests as a fairly frequent behavior involving different motivations. Even less is known about the emotional impact of infidelity on the offending person and its association with hostile behavior and psychological well-being.
Through an experimental study (N = 301 Spanish adolescents (190 female and 111 male; = 15.59, = 0.69; range from 15 to 17), we sought to analyze the effect of manipulating two types of motivations for infidelity (sexual vs. emotional dissatisfaction) on negative affect, hostility, and psychological well-being.
The main results revealed that committing infidelity motivated by hypothetical sexual (vs. emotional) dissatisfaction was indirectly related to lower psychological well-being through its effects on increased negative affect and hostility.
Last but not least, we discuss these findings, highlighting the possible implications of infidelity for the psychosocial and psychosexual development of adolescents.
不忠是一种普遍存在于所有类型浪漫关系中的关系过程，已被确定为关系破裂的主要原因之一。然而，对于青少年浪漫关系中的这种越轨行为，人们知之甚少，尽管它表现为一种相当普遍的行为，涉及不同的动机。对于不忠对冒犯者的情感影响及其与敌对行为和心理健康的关系，人们知之甚少。
通过一项实验研究（N = 301 名西班牙青少年（190 名女性和 111 名男性； = 15.59， = 0.69；年龄范围为 15 至 17 岁），我们试图分析操纵不忠的两种动机类型（性与情感不满）对负面情绪、敌意和心理健康的影响。
主要结果表明，假设性的性（而非情感）不满导致的不忠与较低的心理健康呈间接相关，其途径是通过增加负面情绪和敌意。
最后但同样重要的是，我们讨论了这些发现，强调了不忠对青少年的社会心理和性心理发展的可能影响。
