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According to the Parental Investment Model based on parental investment theory, more men than women ratify sex differences in jealousy.

In addition, more women over men consider emotional infidelity ( fear of abandonment ) as more distressing than sexual infidelity.

According to research, sex, and attachment style makes significant and unique interactive contributions to the distress experienced.

Security within the relationship also heavily contributed to one ’ s distress level.

According to research, these findings imply that psychological and cultural mechanism regarding sex differences may play a larger role than expected ( Levy, Blatt, Schachner.

) Attachment theory also reveals how infant attachment patterns are the basis for a self-report measures of adult attachment.

( Levy, Blatt & Shaner, 1998 ).

Although there are no sex differences, in childhood attachment individuals with dismissing behavior was more concerned with the sexual aspect of relationships ( Schachner & shaer, 2004 ).

As a coping mechanism these individuals would report sexual infidelity as more harmful.

Moreover, research shows that audit attachment styles strongly conclude with the type of infidelity that occurred.

Thus psychological and cultural mechanisms are implied as unvarying differences in jealousy that play a role in sexual attachment.