Table 4.

Use of monogamy maintenance by context of extradyadic attraction

Context	Monogamy maintenance strategy
		Proactive Avoidance		Relationship Enhancement		Self-Monitoring and Derogation		Total
	N	Md	χ 2	Md	χ 2	Md	χ 2	Md	χ 2
Participant attractiona	38	2		1		1		5.5
Extradyadic partner attractionb	22	3		.5		1		5
Reciprocated attractionab	78	4		1		3		8
Reciprocated attraction—unknown	33	4		1		2		8
Kruskal–Wallis χ2			8.20*		.85		14.84**		13.49**

N = 171

^aPost hoc Mann–Whitney U tests indicated significant group differences in uses of Proactive Avoidance, U = 1061.0, z = − 2.49, p = .01, Self-Monitoring and Derogation, U = 964.5, z = − 3.08, p < .01, and total MMI, U = 955.5, z = − 3.11, p < .01

^bPost hoc Mann–Whitney U tests indicated significant group differences in uses of Self-Monitoring and Derogation, U = 548.0, z = − 2.61, p < .01, and total MMI, U = 541.5, z = − 2.64, p < .01, *p < .05, **p < .01