Why Find My Own When I Can Take Yours?: The Quality of Relationships That Arise From Successful Mate Poaching

Q3 Psychology

Journal of Relationships Research Pub Date : 2018-04-23 DOI:10.1017/jrr.2018.5

Charlene F Belu, L. O’Sullivan

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Abstract

Mate poaching occurs when a person attracts another, whom he or she knows is already in an exclusive relationship, into a sexual or romantic relationship. Mate poaching is involved in the evolution of many relationships. Yet, little is known about the quality of these relationships. We examined relationship quality between individuals whose relationships were formed via mate poaching versus not (i.e., a relationship formed serially without overlap with another relationship). We compared ratings of quality from the perspectives of poachers, poached, and co-poached individuals. Adult participants (n = 660) in a romantic relationship responded to questions assessing relationship quality. Those in relationships formed from poaching rated their relationships as lower in relationship satisfaction, commitment and trust, and higher in jealousy, and had higher rates of romantic and sexuality infidelity in their current relationship compared to individuals in non-poached relationships. Those who were poached from an existing relationship rated their current relationship as lower in commitment than did those who poached their current partner into a relationship. The study also provides first insights regarding relationship quality for those who identify as co-poached. We discuss these findings in terms of implications for understanding how relationships are formed and the qualities of those that endure.

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当我能找到你的，为什么还要找我自己的?:从成功的配偶偷猎中产生的关系质量

当一个人吸引另一个他或她知道已经处于排他性关系中的人进入性关系或浪漫关系时，就会发生偷偶行为。偷猎配偶涉及许多关系的演变。然而，人们对这些关系的质量知之甚少。我们研究了通过配偶偷猎与非偷猎形成关系的个体之间的关系质量（即，一种连续形成的关系与另一种关系不重叠）。我们从偷猎者、被偷猎者和共同偷猎者的角度比较了质量评级。恋爱关系中的成年参与者（n=660）回答了评估关系质量的问题。与非偷猎关系中的人相比，那些通过偷猎建立关系的人认为他们的关系在关系满意度、承诺和信任方面较低，嫉妒心较高，并且在当前关系中的浪漫和性不忠率较高。那些从现有关系中挖走的人认为他们目前的关系比那些挖走现有伴侣进入关系的人承诺度更低。这项研究还为那些被认定为共同偷猎者的人提供了关于关系质量的首次见解。我们从理解关系是如何形成的以及关系的持久性的角度来讨论这些发现。

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期刊介绍： This innovative journal provides researchers and practitioners with access to quality, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed articles covering the entire range of fields associated with personal, intimate, organizational and family, and social relationships, development, training and analysis of human relationship skills across the life-span. Originally an initiative of the Psychology of Relationships Interest Group of the Australian Psychological Society, the journal became independent within its first year with the intention of publishing papers from the full array of researchers of relationship. The journal features an experienced and eclectic international Editorial Board and is international in its reach. There is a special emphasis on contributions from Asia, including the subcontinent and Pacific regions but the journal welcomes papers from all other parts of the world.