Why People Cheat, According to Psychology

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In this video, I discuss the psychology of romantic infidelity. Time Stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:35 Statistics on cheating 2:02 Are we hardwired to cheat? 3:25 Risk factors for cheating 12:53 Why people don't cheat 13:20 Why some people stay with a cheater 14:09 How to cheat-proof your relationship Please hit like and subscribe for more real-world applications to psychology! :) References: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Atkins2/publication/11588320_Understanding_Infidelity_Correlates_in_a_National_Random_Sample/links/561fb4a008ae70315b550ca0/Understanding-Infidelity-Correlates-in-a-National-Random-Sample.pdf https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1545-5300.2008.00251.x https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/meet-catch-and-keep/201910/8-key-reasons-why-people-cheat https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/infidelity https://ifstudies.org/blog/who-cheats-more-the-demographics-of-cheating-in-america#:~:text=Among%20ever%2Dmarried%20adults%20ages,increases%20during%20the%20middle%20ages. https://www.livescience.com/55681-is-cheating-more-likely-at-age-39.html https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/insight-therapy/201507/the-causes-infidelity-players-gonna-play https://www.lehmiller.com/blog/2018/9/3/when-are-married-couples-most-likely-to-cheat-the-link-between-infidelity-and-relationship-length https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/more-chemistry/201403/why-people-cheat