Sanctification and Cheating Among Emerging Adults

McAllister, Paige; Henderson, Elena; Maddock, Meghan; Dowdle, Krista K.; Fincham, Frank D.; Braithwaite, Scott R.

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“…An example of a moral decision in the sexual behavior domain is a study where both women and men who had lower acceptance for pornography experienced lower relationship satisfaction when exposed to more pornography use (Maas et al, 2018 ). Another example of how sexual behavior and moral decisions are related to perception of others and ourselves is the study by McAllister et al ( 2020 ). They showed that higher levels of self-reported relationship sanctification (i.e., the concept that the relationship itself is sacred) were associated with a lower likelihood of emotional and physical cheating (McAllister et al, 2020 ).…”

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“…Another example of how sexual behavior and moral decisions are related to perception of others and ourselves is the study by McAllister et al ( 2020 ). They showed that higher levels of self-reported relationship sanctification (i.e., the concept that the relationship itself is sacred) were associated with a lower likelihood of emotional and physical cheating (McAllister et al, 2020 ). Altogether, these studies suggest that the way of living, how to behave and treat others, is connected to personal constructs and cognition (internal working models).…”

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The Scent of Monogamy: Self-Reported Olfactory Function Predicts Sexual Well-Being and Infidelity in an Italian Population

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The Scent of Monogamy: Self-Reported Olfactory Function Predicts Sexual Well-Being and Infidelity in an Italian Population

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“…However, greater sanctification of sexuality predicts greater sexual satisfaction crosssectionally among married and unmarried partners (Leonhardt et al, 2021) and longitudinally among newlyweds (Hernandez-Kane & Mahoney, 2018). It also is tied to lower sex guilt among opposite-sex, same-sex, and cohabiting partners (Leonhardt et al, 2019;Phillips et al, 2017) and to lower odds of physical and emotional cheating, even after controlling for plausible alternate explanations (general R/S, problematic alcohol use, trait self-control; McAllister et al, 2020).…”

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Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality

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Worthington²,

Schnitker³

2022

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This handbook aims to bridge the gap between the fields of positive psychology and the psychology of religion and spirituality. It is the authoritative guide to the intersections among religion, spirituality, and positive psychology and includes the following sections: (1) historical and theoretical considerations, (2) methodological considerations, (3) cultural considerations, (4) developmental considerations, (5) empirical research on happiness and well-being in relation to religion and spirituality, (6) empirical research on character strengths and virtues in relation to religion and spirituality, (7) clinical and applied considerations, and (8) field unification and advancement. Leading positive psychologists and psychologists of religion/spirituality have coauthored the chapters, drawing on expertise from their respective fields. The handbook is useful for social and clinical scientists, practitioners in helping professions, practitioners in religious and spiritual fields, and students of psychology and religion/spirituality.

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“…For unmarried and married couples, relationship sanctification—including sexual sanctification—appears to be tied to greater sexual satisfaction (Leonhardt, Busby & Willoughby, 2020). In an unmarried sample, higher levels of relationship sanctification were associated with lower likelihood of physical and emotional extra-dyadic sexual involvement (McAllister et al, 2020).…”

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Religiosity and relationship quality in dating relationships.

Aragoni¹,

Stanley²,

Smith-Acuña³

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Couple and Family Psychology: Research and Practice

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Associations between higher religiosity and positive marital outcomes are well documented (e.g., Mahoney et al., 1999;Olson et al., 2015), but less attention has been paid to religiosity in unmarried relationships. This study examines associations between religiosity and relationship quality in a sample of individuals in early adulthood (N = 354) who were in serious but unmarried different-sex relationships (mean duration of 4 years). Individuals rated their own religiosity (overall religiousness and attendance) as well as religiosity in their relationship with their partner (dyadic attendance and perception of religious differences with partner). Relationship quality was assessed on three variables: relationship satisfaction, commitment, and negative interaction using three-stage, hierarchical linear regressions. Control variables (age, income, education, relationship duration) were entered in Block 1, individuals' ratings of their own religiosity were entered in Block 2, and then individuals' ratings of dyadic religiosity were entered in Block 3. Results indicated that individual religiosity was only associated with commitment, while dyadic religiosity was associated with all three measures of relationship quality. Greater dyadic attendance and lower religious differences were associated with greater commitment above and beyond both individual religious variables and standard control variables. Having greater religious differences was associated with lower relationship satisfaction and increased negative interaction. Hence, dyadic aspects of religiosity were associated with relationship quality even after controlling for individuals' levels of religiosity. Implications for further research and practice are discussed.

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Sanctification and Cheating Among Emerging Adults

Cited by 10 publications

References 58 publications

The Scent of Monogamy: Self-Reported Olfactory Function Predicts Sexual Well-Being and Infidelity in an Italian Population

The Scent of Monogamy: Self-Reported Olfactory Function Predicts Sexual Well-Being and Infidelity in an Italian Population

Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality

Religiosity and relationship quality in dating relationships.

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