Investigating the relationship between boredom, internalized shame and metacognitive beliefs on emotional regulation in women affected by marital infidelity

This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between boredom, internalized shame and metacognitive beliefs on emotional regulation in women affected by marital infidelity. The research method was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population included all women who were betrayed in Tehran province in 1401. 242 were selected by snowball sampling method. Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaires by Garnefsky, Kraaij and Spinhaven (2001), metacognitive beliefs of Wells (1997), Marital Disillusionment by Pines (1966) and internalized shame by Hacock (1993) were used to collect information. The data were analyzed with SPSS-22 software. Their findings showed that there is a significant relationship between internalized shame and metacognitive belief and fear with emotional regulation. The obtained results show that betrayed women express their positive emotions less and express positive emotions less often. Various factors are involved in controlling their feelings and emotions, which requires more consideration in examining these factors to help this vulnerable group.