People more likely to cheat as they become more economically dependent on their spouses

Monday, June 1, 2015 - 09:01 in Psychology & Sociology

Both men and women are more likely to cheat on their spouses the more economically dependent they are on them, according to a new study. The work concludes that economic dependency increases the likelihood of engaging in infidelity for both men and women, and that in particular, there appears to be something that makes men who are not primary breadwinners even more prone to cheating compared to women who are not primary breadwinners.

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