Faculty Articles
Male mate retention mediates the relationship between female sexual infidelity and femaledirected violence
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Personality and Individual Differences
ISSN
0191-8869
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Abstract
Previous research has documented relationships between (1) female sexual infidelity and men’s non-violent mate retention behaviors, and (2) men’s non-violent mate retention behaviors and partner-directed violence. In the two studies, we examined two additional relationships: (1) the relationship between accusations of female sexual infidelity and men’s partner-directed violence and (2) whether men’s direct guarding mate retention behaviors mediates the relationship between accusations of female sexual infidelity and men’s partner-directed violence. The results indicate that (1) accusations of female sexual infidelity predict men’s partner-directed violence, (2) men’s reports of direct guarding mediates the relationship between accusations of partner sexual infidelity and partner-directed violence (Study 1, N = 165) and (3) women’s reports of men’s direct guarding partially mediates the same relationship (Study 2, N = 306). The discussion addresses sex differences identified in the mediation analyses, notes limitations of the research, and highlights directions for future research.
DOI
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2007.12.010
Volume
44
First Page
1422
Last Page
1431
NSUWorks Citation
Kaighobadi, F.,
Starratt, V. G.,
Shackelford, T.,
Popp, D.
(2008). Male mate
retention mediates the relationship between female sexual infidelity and femaledirected
violence. Personality and Individual
Differences, 44, 1422-1431.
Available at: https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cps_facarticles/1178
