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Staying With a Partner Who Cheats: The Influence of Gender and Relationship Dynamics on Adolescents' Tolerance of Infidelity

Flanigan, Christine M.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1182801526

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2007, Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, Sociology.
Teens and young adults in the United States have high rates of sexually transmitted infections, and female adolescents generally have higher rates than same-age males. Some existing literature suggests that females may be more likely to tolerate sexual infidelity, a potential explanation for gender differences in STI rates. This paper uses data from wave 3 of the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (n=583) to address three questions: first, are young women more likely than young men to remain in a relationship that is not sexually exclusive? Second, do the qualities of these dating relationships (e.g., commitment, conflict, etc.) influence the relationship between infidelity and break-up, and explain any gender differences if found? Third, does infidelity have the same relationship with break-up when the couple does not expect fidelity? Logistic regression is used to predict the break-up of adolescents' most recent dating relationship.
Wendy Manning (Advisor)
57 p.
romantic relationships; adolescents; infidelity; gender differences

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  • Flanigan, C. M. (2007). Staying With a Partner Who Cheats: The Influence of Gender and Relationship Dynamics on Adolescents' Tolerance of Infidelity [Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1182801526

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Flanigan, Christine. Staying With a Partner Who Cheats: The Influence of Gender and Relationship Dynamics on Adolescents' Tolerance of Infidelity. 2007. Bowling Green State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1182801526.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Flanigan, Christine. "Staying With a Partner Who Cheats: The Influence of Gender and Relationship Dynamics on Adolescents' Tolerance of Infidelity." Master's thesis, Bowling Green State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1182801526

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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