Alicia Walker, PhD in the Media

Print Media coverage of research on infidelity conducted by Alicia Walker, PhD

Infidelity 

Coverage of Chasing Masculinity 

Scott, Ella. 2024. “Ashley Madison boss reveals one reason why men have affairs.” Tyla

Walker, Alicia. 2021. “This is the Real Reason Men Cheat.” Marie Claire

Walker, Alicia. 2021. “Why do men cheat?” Palgrave Social Science Blog.

Berical, Matt. 2021. “Why Men Cheat.” Fatherly.

Culley, Georgie. 2021. “Affair Warning.” The Sun.

Jones, Ralph. 2021. “I interviewed 46 men who cheated.” Vice.

Bielski, Zosia. 2020. “In Chasing Masculinity, Sociologist Alicia Walker challenges assumptions about why men cheat.” The Globe and Mail. October 26, 2020.

Larson, Vicki. 2020. “Even a Pandemic won’t Stop Affairs: It’s Probably a Good Time to Talk About Monogamy.” Medium. April 4, 2020.

Coverage of Infidelity and Life Satisfaction

McCann, Adam. 2020. “2020’s Most Sinful Cities in America.” WalletHub. December 7, 2020.

Sparks, Hannah. 2018. “Cheating made this lesbian couple’s marriage stronger than ever.” New York Post. November 29, 2018

Sultan, Aisha. 2018. “Sultan: Missouri State professor reveals when an affair can make you happier.” August 31, 2018.

Finello, Beth. 2018. “MSU study talks about marriages.” OzarksFirst News. August 2, 2018.

Jalili, Candice. 2018. “Does Cheating Make you Happy? A New Study Finds that your Gender is a Huge Factor.”  Elite Daily. August 1, 2018. 

TNN. 2018. “Extramarital Affairs Make Women Happier than Men: Study.”Times of India. July 31, 2018. 

2018. “New Study Finds Women are Happier in Affairs than Men.” My Joy Online. July 31, 2018. 

Coverage of The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife 

LaScala, Marisa. 2022. “Why do Women Cheat? Relationship Experts Explain the 3 Most Common Reasons.” Good Housekeeping.

Tshabalala, Comfort. 2021. “Women cheat for sex, Men cheat for intimacy.”

Larson, Vicki. 2020. “Even a Pandemic won’t Stop Affairs: It’s Probably a Good Time to Talk About Monogamy.” Medium. April 4, 2020.

LaScala, Marisa. 2020. “Why Do Women Cheat? Look Past Old Stereotypes about Infidelity for the Answer.” Good Housekeeping. January 10, 2020.

Ben-Zeev, Aaron. 2019. “I Love Him, but I Need Someone Else, Too.” Psychology Today. February 26, 2019.

Shea, Courtney. 2019. “Is Cheating the Secret to your Happily Ever After?” Elle Australia. February 18, 2019.

Middle Chicks. 2019. January 8, 2019. “Women Cheating – Is the New Black?”

Fournier, Annabelle Bernard. 2018. “The Real Reasons Women Cheat.” She Knows. December 18, 2018.

Balsalm, Joel. 2018. “New Book Shows Women Struggle with Monogamy more than Men do.” AskMen. November 26, 2018.

Dodgson, Lindsey. “Here’s how to tell if you cheat for lust or love—and why it’s important to know the difference.”

Emery, Lea Rose. 2018. “The top 5 places cheaters meet with their affair partners the first time.” Bustle. October 24, 2018.

Mitchell, Ashley. 2018. “The Wonderful Weirdness of Female Sexuality.” Marie Claire. October 23, 2018.

Dodgson, Lindsay. 2018. “October is the most popular month for men to sign up for Ashley Madison.” Business Insider. October 22, 2018.

Robert, Sophie. 2018. “Why do people cheat?” Daily Star. October 22, 2018.

Thomas-Corr, Johanna. “Untrue by Wednesday Martin, A Review.” The Evening Standard. October 18, 2018.

Dodgson, Lindsey. 2018. “Why Ashley Madison still gets thousands of new users every year.” Business Insider. October 13, 2018.

Reprinted in My San Antonio. October 14, 2018

Reprinted in Times Union. October 14, 2018.

Reprinted in Stuff.

Hughes, Kathryn. 2018. “Untrue by Wednesday Martin Review.” The Guardian. October 4, 2018.

Bielski, Zosia. 2018. “Women are closing the infidelity gap.” The Globe and Mail. October 1, 2018.

Roberts, Anna. “The Rise of the Female Cheat.” The Sun. September 27, 2018.

Martin, Wednesday. 2018. “The Rise of Female Infidelity.” Daily Mail. September 27, 2018.

Lehmiller, Justin. 2018. “Monogamy may be even more difficult for women than it is for men.” Vice. September 19, 2018.

Staff. 2018. “Book excerpt: ‘Untrue’ Challenges dated thinking on female sexuality.” Flavorwire. September 19, 2018.

La Ferla, Ruth. 2018. “Wednesday Martin dares to call her new book ‘Untrue.’” NY Times. September 15, 2018.

Martin, Wednesday. 2018. “There’s a reason monogamy sounds like monotony.” Cosmopolitan Magazine. Print version. September 2018.

Dodson, Lindsay. 2018. “A woman who cheats on her husband using Ashley Madison’s services told us why she does it.” The Insider. August 14, 2018.

Kraft, Stephanie Russell. 2018. “Ashley Madison has been quietly making a comeback.” The Outline. July 12, 2018. 

Ritschel, Chelsea. 2018. “Women Cheat Because They Love Their Husbands And Want To Save Their Marriages, According To New Book.” The Independent. June 15, 2018. 

Paradox. 2018. “Researchers found when women begin to cheat on her husband.”Mice Times Asaia. June 15, 2018. 

Griffiths, Josie. 2018. “CHEAT SHEET: Women cheat because they LOVE their husbands… and it’s more about orgasms than intimacy (says woman who spent a year interviewing female cheats): Professor Alicia Walker found frustrated women think affairs make them 'better wives' - and do it to 'save' their marriage.”  The Sun. June 13, 2018. 

Lifestyles Reporter. 2018. “Why your woman is creeping.” IOL. June 4, 2018. 

Fellizar, Kristine. 2018. “7 Surprising Things That Might Cause Even A Loyal Partner To Cheat.” Bustle. June 1, 2018. 

Moore, Anna. 2018. “‘I go online... each encounter leaves me feeling happier, more alive': Why good women cheat.” Daily Mail. May 19, 2018. 

2018. “Here are the Reasons these Women gave for Cheating on their Men.” The Michael Baisden Show. 

Roche, Kelly. 2018. “You’ll Never Guess How many People Joined this Dating Site in 2017.” InBrampton. April 1, 2018. 

Bernama. 2018. "Cheating spouse website Ashley Madison on the rebound."March 30, 2018. Free Malaysia. 

Ruby Life, Inc. 2018. Ashley Madison Returns to Growth in 2017. Cision PR NewsWire. March 29, 2018. 

Syed, Fatima, and Robert Cribb. 2018. "Another date for Ashley Madison? Cheating-Spouse Website Says it has Cleaned up Its Act." The Hamilton Spectator. March 29, 2018. 

Torstar News Service. 2018. Cheating-Spouse Website Ashley Madison has its Affairs in Order After Notorious Data Breach. Metro News. March 29, 2018. 

Syed, Fatima, and Robert Cribb. 2018. "Another date for Ashley Madison? Cheating-Spouse Website Says it has Cleaned up Its Act." Toronto Star. March 29, 2018. 

Jared. 2018. “Why Your Wife Cheated (And What You can do about it).” Unfinished Man. March 8, 2018. 

Brown, Jeremy. 2018. “The Reasons so many Married Women Cheat on their Husbands:  What is it that drives women into someone else’s arms, and what can men do to prevent it? An infidelity researcher has the answers.” Fatherly.com. March 8, 2018. 

Dodgson, Lindsay. 2018. "5 of the biggest myths about the ways women cheat — and why they're not true." Business Insider. March 8, 2018. 

Pais, Anna. 2018. “Why are there more and more infidel women and why do many staywith their partners after being deceived?” BBC Mundo. March 8, 2018. 

Covert, Jerilynn. 2018. “Infidelity.” Men’s Health. February 2018 print issue.

Daily Telegraph. “The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife by Alicia Walker: Why are Women Cheating?” Daily Telegraph. February 10, 2018. 

Tuohy, Wendy. 2018. “US sociologist Dr Alicia Walker reveals why women are unfaithful in new book The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife.” Herald Sun. January 26, 2018. 

Navidad, Angela. 2018. “Ashley Madison Gives you one more Reason to go Running in the Morning.” AdWeek. January 26, 2018. 

Walker, Alicia. 2018. "The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: These women cheat to keep their marriages strong." Psychology Today. January 17, 2018. 

Sahagian, Sara. 2018. “New Research Explains Why Women Cheat On Their Partners.” She Does the City. January 15, 2018. 

“A crescut rata infidelității în rândul femeilor.” Libertatea." December 23, 2017.

Lollie Barr. 2017. “Why People Cheat Over The Holidays: The reasons will surprise you.”

Whim. December 22, 2017. 

Micki Spollen. 2017. “If someone cheats on you, it’s because they love you.” Your Tango. December 19, 2017.

Nicodemus, Margot. 2017. “Female Infidelity: 5 Ideas Devised by an Expert.” Biba. December 16, 2017. 

Logan, Casey. 2017. “Casey Logan: Getting inside the mind of a cheater.” Calgary Sun. December 15. 

Rabu. 2017. “Tak Selamanya Hasrat Seksual, ini 5 Pemahaman Keliru Mengenai Wanita yang Selingkuh.” Tribun Manado. December 13, 2017. 

2017. “Survey shows: Why women go strange.” Brigitte. 

2017. “The lies about Female Infidelity that you did not know.” Atitud Fem. 

2017. “There are a few clichés that are heard: 5 myths about female infidelity!” Athens Magazine. December 12, 2017. 

2017. “Five of the biggest myths about Female Infidelity that you did not know.”Altsantiri.gr. December 12. 

Haus, Sophie. 2017. "Warum Frauen fremdgehen: Die 5 größten Irrtümer." Woman. December 12. 

Anggraini, Ariska Puspita. 2017. "Hai Lelaki, Pahamilah Apa Penyebab Wanita Selingkuh." Kompas. December 12.  

Wick, Jessica. 2017. “The No. 1 Reason Women Cheat will Make you Question Everything.”  Cheat Sheet. December 11, 2017. 

Minggu. 2017. “Alsan Wanita Berselingkuh dari Suami.” December 10, 2017. Tribun Lifestyle. 

Rian. 2017. “Ketahuilah Bebrapa Sebab Mengapa Kaum Hawa Selingkuh.” Selebex. December 8, 2017. 

Hodgkin, Emily. 2017. "Why do women REALLY cheat? Expert reveals what drives a  cheating wife to stray." Express. December 7, 2017.

The Society Pages. 2017. Women’s Sexual Lives may not be about What We Think: Pragmatism in Women’s Infidelity. December 5, 2017. 

Romanzoti, Natasha. 2017."A verdadeira razão que leva mulheres a traírem seus maridos" Hypescience. December 4, 2017. 

Dodgson, Lindsay. 2017. “Women sometimes cheat on their husbands—but not for the reasons you think.” Business Insider. December 3, 2017. 

Avila, Carmela. 2017/ "Infidelidad ¿exclusiva de los hombres?". El  Sol De Puebla. November, 29. 

Kuperberg, Arielle. 2017. “Women who cheat on their romantic partners: An interview with Alicia Walker.” Council on Contemporary Families. “The Society Pages.” October 31, 2017. 

Anderson, Charlotte Hilton. 2017. “32 Signs Your Marriage Is Built to Last: You don't just love your partner — you also like them.” Redbook. October 30, 2017.  

Anderson, Charlotte Hilton. 2017. “32 Signs Your Marriage Is Built to Last You don't just love your partner — you also like them.” Redbook. October 30, 2017. 

Abundancia, Rita. 2017. "Por que las mujeres son cada vez mas infieles a sus parajas." SModa El Pais. October 24, 2017. 

Digital Staff. Meredith. “The new reason why women cheat on their husbands.” Fox Carolina.  October 8, 2017. 

Digital Staff. Meredith. 2017. “The new reason why women cheat on their husbands.” KMOV News. October 8, 2017. 

Digital Staff. Meredith. “The new reason why women cheat on their husbands.” WSMV.com Nashville.  October 8, 2017. 

CNN  Wires. 2017. “The changing reasons why women cheat on their husbands.” Fox2Now St Louis. October 5, 2017. 

WITW Staff. 2017. “Women are cheating on their husbands more than ever.” NY Times. October 5, 2017.  

Brooks, Kim. 2017. “Why so many women cheat on their husbands.” CNN. October 5, 2017.

Goldberg, Susan. L.M. “How the trans movement is ruining your marriage.” PJ Media. September 28, 2017.  (Even bad press coverage is still coverage!)

Wong, Kim. “Women are cheating on their husbands more and they aren’t the least bit ashamed.” The Stir.  September 27, 2017. 

Brooks, Kim. 2017. “Why so many women cheat on their husbands.” The Cut. September 21, 2017.