Roving Eyes: Predictors of Crushes in Ongoing Romantic Relationships and Implications for Relationship Quality

Q3 Psychology

Journal of Relationships Research Pub Date : 2019-01-01 DOI:10.1017/JRR.2018.21

Charlene F Belu, L. O’Sullivan

引用次数: 5

Abstract

Potential alternative partners can threaten the stability of established relationships, yet a romantic or sexual attraction to someone with whom you are not currently involved (i.e., a ‘crush’) appears common for those in relationships (Mullinax, Barnhart, Mark, & Herbenick, 2016). This study assessed prevalence of such crushes, individual and relationship predictors, and links to infidelity. Adults (N = 247, aged 25–45, 43.3% women) in romantic relationships completed surveys assessing individual characteristics (attention to alternatives, sociosexual orientation, attachment avoidance), relationship quality (satisfaction, commitment, intimacy), and infidelity. The degree of attention to alternatives predicted whether one had a crush on another while in a romantic relationship. Crushes were fairly common and seemed to have had few negative implications for those in established relationships. These findings will be of use to therapists addressing couples’ attraction to others.

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流动的眼睛:正在进行的浪漫关系中的迷恋的预测因素和关系质量的含义

潜在的替代伴侣可能会威胁到现有关系的稳定性，但对你目前没有关系的人产生浪漫或性吸引力(即“迷恋”)对那些有关系的人来说是很常见的(Mullinax, Barnhart, Mark， & Herbenick, 2016)。这项研究评估了这种迷恋的流行程度、个人和关系的预测因素，以及与不忠的联系。恋爱关系中的成年人(N = 247，年龄在25-45岁之间，43.3%为女性)完成了评估个人特征(对替代品的关注、社会性取向、依恋回避)、关系质量(满意度、承诺、亲密关系)和不忠行为的调查。对其他选择的关注程度可以预测一个人在恋爱关系中是否会对另一个人产生好感。迷恋是相当普遍的，似乎对那些已经建立关系的人没有什么负面影响。这些发现将有助于治疗师解决夫妻对他人的吸引力问题。

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Journal of Relationships Research Psychology-Social Psychology

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