فهرست مطالب ناهید سادات شریفی

Infidelity is one of the most impactful events in the life of couples. Thus, the purpose of this study is identifying the predictors of infidelity among women who were unfaithful themselves or were victims of infidelity. This research was qualitative and used foundational data and its statistical population included married women who had experienced emotional and/or sexual infidelity. The sampling was purposeful and to achieve this, places such as counseling centers, family courts, and radio and television were used. Qualitative data were collected through semi-structured in-depth interviews to the point of saturation and were analyzed using Strauss selective coding method and in an open and axial manner. Thus, 15 victims and 12 perpetrators were interviewed. The results indicated the existence of individual, relational and contextual factors. Victims considered the unmet needs of their husbands, life problems and the existence of underlying conditions to be effective. Among perpetrators, a sense of being seen and the existence of underlying conditions were identified as two main categories in the occurrence of infidelity. Given the consequences of infidelity, it seems paramount to take the necessary measures to prevent its occurrence, by studying the underlying factors.

The purpose of this study is to compare early maladaptive schemas and parenting styles in women who have committed infidelity and those who have been victims of infidelity. This study is both descriptive and random-comparative in nature. The participants consists of women who live in twenty-two areas of Tehran and have committed infidelity or have been victims of infidelity during the period during 2019-2020. An available sample was used including 61 participating women and 57 victimized women. Data were collected using the Young Schema Questionnaire Short Form (YSQ-SF3) and Young Parenting Inventory (YPI) and analyzed using an independent t-test and SPSS 23 software. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the early maladaptive schemas in two groups (d=0/66). Perpetrators of infidelity had significantly higher levels of emotional deprivation, abandonment/ instability, distrust/ abuse, entitlement/ grandiosity, inadequate self-control/ self-discipline, and approval/ recognition-seeking, while the violated women had higher scores in the defectiveness/ shame schema. In addition, there was a significant difference in parenting style scores between the two groups (d= 2/07) and women who had committed infidelity reported higher scores in the schemas of emotional deprivation, abandonment/ instability, distrust/ abuse, dependency, defectiveness/ shame, relentless standards/ hypercriticism, entitlement/ grandiosity, negativity/ pessimism, emotional inhibition, and approval/ recognition seeking. It can be said that the way parents interact with their children can shape schemas in the child and provide a foundation for their sincere behavior and adherence to principles in adulthood.