A new study published in the American Sociological Review revealed the factors that make a person more likely to cheat on their partner.
According to Yahoo! News, the study which was conducted at the University of Connecticut revealed that partners who are dependent on their spouse’s income are three times more likely to cheat than those who aren’t.
The study found that men who do not earn an income have a 15 per cent chance of cheating in a relationship, whereas there is a 4 per cent chance in males who are the breadwinner in a relationship.
The lowest chance of infidelity was recorded when the male earned 70 per cent of earnings, at just 2.9 per cent.
Similarly, females who do not earn a wage show a 5.2 per cent chance of cheating, up from a 1.5 per cent chance in women who are sole earners.
Professor Christin Munsch, who conducted the study, attributed the results to a perceived lack of equality from those on lower incomes than their spouses.
She told Cosmopolitan.com: “We compare ourselves to our partners, and we want to feel like winners but we don’t want to feel like we’re married to a loser.”
However, the professor warns to take the statistics with a pinch of salt, especially when it comes to choosing a partner.
She explained: “We have a very specific group of men who aren’t secure. Don’t think, ‘I’m not going to marry this person.’
“Rather, say, ‘Is this the kind of person who is going to be threatened because I’m successful?'”
