Relationship power and betrayal experience as predictors of reactions to infidelity

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1617-1627

  Berman, Margit I ^a   Frazier, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Betrayal; Evolutionary psychology; Infidelity; Jealousy; Relationship power

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COURTSHIP; EMOTION; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JEALOUSY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECUMBENCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIOBIOLOGY; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COURTSHIP; DECEPTION; EMOTIONS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; JEALOUSY; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINNESOTA; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOBIOLOGY; TRUST;

EID: 28244473658     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205277209     Document Type: Article

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