جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « خیانت زناشویی » در نشریات گروه « روانشناسی »

Marital infidelity is considered a destructive damage in the life of couples, which affects the lives of children in addition to the husband and wife. This research was conducted with the aim of identifying the experiences of behaviors and coping styles of adult children affected by parental infidelity. The method of the current research was a qualitative phenomenological type. The population of this study included adult children affected by marital infidelity of their parents in Tehran in 2020. Sampling continued in a purposeful manner until the saturation limit and finally 10 adult children were selected. The research tool was in-depth interviews. In order to analyze the data, the Colaizzi theme analysis method was used. Data analysis led to the production of 2 selective themes, 12 central themes and 45 open themes. The theme of behavioral reactions and ineffective coping styles included: ineffective interpersonal and individual behaviors. The second main theme of behavioral reactions and effective coping styles also includes supportive behaviors, neutrality, logical behaviors; it was relationship management, education and employment, spirituality, finding meaning, seeking help from a therapist, problem solving, and sticking to fun and activity. In sum, the results of this research showed that the behavioral and coping experience of adult children affected by parental marital infidelity is both pleasant and practical and unpleasant and changeable.

This research was conducted with the aim of developing a causal model for predicting marital infidelity based on attachment styles with the mediating role of cognitive flexibility in couples. The present research method is part of fundamental research in terms of its purpose, quantitative research in terms of its nature, and descriptive-correlational research in terms of implementation method, which was conducted in the form of non-experimental studies and with structural equation modeling method. The statistical population included all couples who had at least one experience of infidelity in virtual form, SMS or phone call and sexual intercourse in Khoi city in the first six months of 1401. According to the rule of thumb, 480 people were selected by purposive sampling method for each observed variable. In order to collect information from the marital infidelity questionnaires of Yenisari and Kokdemir (2006), spouses' attachment styles (1991) and cognitive flexibility of Dennis and Vanderwaal (2010) was used. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling using SPSS27 and AMOS24 software. The results showed that the research model fits the collected data. There is a negative relationship between secure and rejecting attachment styles with marital infidelity, and there is a positive relationship between fearful and preoccupied attachment styles with marital infidelity. Likewise, the mediating role of flexibility in the relationship between busyness and marital infidelity was confirmed.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of emotion-focused couple therapy (EFCT) on forgiveness and sexual intimacy of women affected by marital infidelity. This study was semi-experimental with a pretest-posttest & follow-up control group design. The statistical population consisted of women affected by marital infidelity in Tabriz city in 2023. In total, 30 people were selected by the purposeful sampling method and randomly divided into two groups (15 people in each group). Members of experimental group received their treatment in 10 sessions of 1.5 hours; however, the control group did not receive any treatment. The measurement tools include were Rye et al's forgiveness and Bagaroozi's sexual intimacy questionnaires. Analysis of findings through repeated measures analysis of variance test. The results showed that, compared to the control group, EFCT forgiveness and sexual intimacy of women affected by marital infidelity in the post-test. The effect of EFCT on forgiveness and sexual intimacy was lasting in the follow-up phase. It seems that emotion-focused couple therapy can increase the forgiveness and sexual intimacy of women affected by marital infidelity, so it can probably be a useful therapeutic strategy to improve the marital relationship of women affected by marital infidelity.

The purpose of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of functional psychoanalytic treatment on attachment styles and primary maladaptive schemas in women affected by marital infidelity. The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population of this research included all women affected by marital infidelity who were referred to the counseling centers of District 5 of Tehran in 2021. Based on this, 30 women were selected by random sampling and 15 were randomly assigned to the experimental group and 15 to the control group. The data collection tools in this research were the Hazan & Shaver Adult Attachment Style Questionnaire (AASQ, 1987) and Young's Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-SF, 1998). the functional analytical psychotherapy protocol in 12 sessions of 90 minutes, twice a week A group was conducted for the experimental group. To analyze the data, the multivariate covariance test (MANCOVA) was used. The research findings showed that the pre-test effect between the post-test mean in attachment styles and initial maladaptive schemas was controlled. There was a significant difference at 0.05 in the two experimental and control groups. As a result, functional psychoanalytic therapy can be effective as an effective intervention for women affected by marital infidelity.

in the healthcare sector affected by marital infidelity in Lorestan Province during the COVID-19 pandemic.
 

Methods and Materials: 

This quasi-experimental study was conducted using a pre-test and post-test design with control and experimental groups. The statistical population included working women in the healthcare sector of Lorestan Province who had sought counseling due to their spouse's marital infidelity during the COVID-19 period. Thirty women were randomly divided into three groups: Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy, ACT, and a control group. Data collection tools included the Positive Feelings Toward Spouse Questionnaire and the Roselt Divorce Desire Questionnaire. The therapeutic interventions were conducted over eight 90-minute sessions across two months.
 

The results indicated that both approaches, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and ACT, significantly increased positive feelings toward the spouse and reduced the desire for divorce compared to the control group. Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy relatively showed more effectiveness in enhancing positive feelings toward the spouse. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated significant differences between groups and interactive effects of time and group.
 

The present study demonstrated that both therapeutic approaches, Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy and ACT, can effectively improve positive feelings toward the spouse and reduce the desire for divorce in working women in the healthcare sector affected by marital infidelity. These findings can aid counselors and therapists in providing more effective interventions and facilitate the improvement of quality of life and marital relationships.

The phenomenon of marital infidelity is a painful experience for the other party, which can make a person suffer psychologically. A review of research shows that women affected by infidelity have problems in terms of marital loneliness, emotional Divorce, Alexithymia, and psychological capital and need special attention for psychological interventions.

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of emotion-focoused therapy on marital loneliness, emotional Divorce, Alexithymia, and psychological capital in women affected by infidelity.

The research method was semi-experimental with a pre-test and post-test design with a control group and a follow-up test period. Among the women affected by marital infidelity in Tehran in 2022, 30 people were selected as available research samples according to the inclusion criteria and randomly replaced in two experimental and control groups. The tools used in this research included marital burnout questionnaires (Pines, 1996), emotional Divorce (Gutman, 2001), Alexithymia (Begby et al., 1994) and psychological capital (Luthans et al., 2007). Data were analyzed with SPSS 23 software and analysis of variance with repeated measures.

The findings showed that there was a significant difference between the mean of the pre-test and the follow-up test of the experimental and control groups in terms of marital Burnout, Emotional Divorce, Alexithymia, and psychological capital. In other words, EFT reduced marital Burnout, Emotional Divorce, Alexithymia, and increased the psychological capital of women affected by marital infidelity (p<0.001).

Based on the findings, it can be concluded that emotional therapy is effective in improving marital boredom, emotional Divorce, Alexithymia, and psychological capital, and this therapy can be used to improve the psychological status of women affected by marital infidelity.

The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between emotional exhaustion and the attitude towards cheating of married students with the mediating role of marital commitment. The current research was descriptive-correlation based on the path analysis method. The research community consisted of all married students of Payam Noor Nowshahr University in the academic year 2022-2023, from whom 300 people were selected as a sample. The tools of this research included Whiteley's Infidelity Attitude Questionnaire (1995, ATIS), Jung's Emotional Exhaustion Questionnaire (2006, JEEQ), and Adams and Jones' Marital Commitment Questionnaire (1997, CPQ). Data were analyzed using path analysis. Data analysis showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between emotional exhaustion and attitude towards marital infidelity and a significant negative relationship between emotional exhaustion and marital commitment at the level of 0.01. In addition, a significant inverse relationship was found between marital commitment and attitude toward marital infidelity (P<0.01). Also, emotional exhaustion through marital commitment has an indirect effect on students' attitudes toward marital infidelity and this effect is (0.071). Based on the above results, the emotional commitment model had a favorable fit in the relationship between emotional exhaustion and attitude towards marital infidelity. As a result, it can be said that emotional exhaustion in married students can cause attitudes toward marital infidelity and reduce their marital commitment.

The current study examined the relationship between romantic jealously and intimate partner violence as predictors of marital infidelity, with gender serving as a moderating factor. The research design employed in this study was correlational and utilized regression; data collection was conducted through a survey. In 2021, the population of Shiraz city consisted of all married individuals who were residents. Purposive sampling was utilized to select a sample of 197 individuals, of which 89 were women and 108 were males. The participants completed the Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MJS), Questionnaire to Measuring Wife Abuse (QMWA), and the Infidelity Scale (IS). The data were subjected to analysis utilizing the Pearson correlation coefficient and SPSS-26 software for regression. Positive and significant predictive power (p<0/01) was found for both romantic resentment and violence against an intimate partner in relation to marital infidelity, according to the study’s findings. On the other hand, findings indicated that gender can be substantiated as a moderating factor in the correlation between intimate partner violence, marital infidelity, and romantic jealously. In general, the findings suggested that romantic jealously and intimate partner violence could serve as robust indicators of marital infidelity. Nevertheless, gender may exert a moderating influence on this matter. The fact that males account for a greater proportion of the variance in marital infidelity than women may suggest that men are less reluctant to disclose such affairs. It can be argued that marital infidelity among males is generally more socially acceptable than that of women.

The purpose of the present study was to predict the propensity for marital infidelity in relation to the consumption of pornographic material on the Internet, with marital quality serving as a mediator. The statistical population for this descriptive study utilizing path analysis comprised all married individuals residing in Isfahan in 2021. 360 married individuals were selected using an online sampling method and completed questionnaires assessing their propensity for infidelity (TIQ), the quality of their relationships (RDAS), and their exposure to Internet pornography (CPU). The findings indicated that pornography significantly and positively predicted propensity for infidelity, whereas marital quality significantly and negatively predicted the same. The data collected from the questionnaires was analyzed utilizing the path analysis method and the SPSS-26 and Amus-24 software programs. Additionally, path analysis revealed that the quality of marital relations significantly mediates the connection between pornography and marital infidelity. Based on the research findings, it appears that problematic Internet usage, particularly the consumption of explicit sexual content, may incite couples to engage in extramarital affairs. Furthermore, in cases where marital relationships are of poor quality, pornographic viewing appears to exacerbate the propensity for extramarital relationships.

The emotional and behavioral effects of disclosing infidelity on each of the couples involved are extremely destructive. This often leads to acute stress disorder, which is the primary and most significant response to such a situation. In this context, schemas, acting as a framework for information processing, can be effective in managing acute stress by bringing about profound changes in attitudes towards oneself, others, and the world. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of maladaptive schemas on acute stress disorder resulting from spousal infidelity.

The research method used was descriptive-correlational. The study's statistical population comprised couples engaged in marital infidelity who sought assistance from courts and family counseling centers in Tehran and Saveh cities between 2020 and 2021. A sample of 172 individuals was selected using the purposeful sampling method. Data collection tools included the Stanford Acute Stress Reaction Questionnaire (Cardena et al., 2000) and the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form (1998). The data were analyzed using SPSS24 software, which employed descriptive indicators such as frequency, frequency percentage, mean, standard deviation, skewness, and kurtosis. Statistical tests including Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were also conducted.

The study findings revealed a significant positive relationship (p<0.01) between acute stress reactions to a spouse's infidelity and early maladaptive schemas, including disconnection and rejection (r=0.40), impaired autonomy and performance (r=0.34), other-directedness (r=0.29), overvigilance and inhibition (r=0.44), and impaired limits (r=0.25). Various types of acute stress reactions, including dissociative symptoms, re-experiencing, avoidance, hyperarousal, and functional disorder, were found to have a significant positive relationship with early maladaptive schemas and their domains (p<0.05). The domains of early maladaptive schemas accounted for 33% of the total variance in acute stress disorder (p<0.01).

The research results indicate that maladaptive schemas formed as a result of spousal infidelity serve as the foundation for the development of acute stress disorder following the revelation of the infidelity.

The present study aimed to present a model of trust in couples affected by marital infidelity based on emotional schemas with the mediating role of emotional expression. The current research was descriptive-correlational based on structural equation modeling (SEM). In light of these considerations, the statistical population of this study comprised all couples affected by marital infidelity who were referred to the counseling centers of Nowshahr, Chalus, and Tonekabon between May and August 2021. , 150 couples (300 people) were selected using the available sampling method, and Rempel et al. (1985) Interpersonal Relationship Scale (IRS), Leahy's (2002) emotional Schema Scale (LESS), and King and Emmons’ (1990) emotional expressiveness Questionnaire (EEQ) were completed. At the conclusion of the study, adaptive and nonadaptive schemas directly have a significant effect on couples' trust (P<0.05). Also, adaptive schemas through the mediation of positive emotion expression and nonadaptive schemas through the expression of positive emotion and expressing intimacy had an indirect and significant effect on couples' trust (P<0.01). The findings of this study suggest that the model of trust in couples affected by infidelity based on emotional schemas with the mediation role of emotional expression has a good fit, and the use of this model could be effective for experts in the determination of extramarital relationships.

The present study was an attempt to compare the effects of acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the intolerance of uncertainty of women affected by infidelity. The present study was conducted using a quasi-experimental method of pre-test-post-test with a control group and a three-month follow-up. The statistical population of the present study consisted of all the women affected by the infidelity of their husbands who were referred to the family counseling centers in Karaj from the beginning of October to the middle of December 2022. Among these women, 45 people were selected as a sample and were placed in two experimental groups and one control group. The first and second experimental groups received acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), respectively, during 8 sessions. The tool of the study was the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS) (Friston et al., 1994. The results of the mixed variance analysis showed a significant difference between the groups in the post-test and follow-up stages (P<0/0001). Both interventional methods reduced intolerance of uncertainty and their effectiveness lasted over time. Also, no significant difference was found between the effects of the two ways (P<0/0001). In general, the results of this study showed that both interventional methods were influential in the intolerance of uncertainty of women affected by infidelity.

Systematic review of research shows that infidelity and marital infidelity cause the most damage to the relationship between spouses and can even destroy the relationship.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of reality therapy and logo therapy on forgiveness and marital trust of women affected by marital infidelity seeking divorce.

The present research was a quasi-experimental method of pre-test and post-test with a control group. From the community of women affected by marital infidelity, divorce applicants referring to family counseling centers in Babol city using available sampling of 48 women (16 women in the reality therapy group, 16women in the logotherapy group and 16 women in the control group) were selected and were assigned randomly. All three groups completed the Pollard et al. (1998) Marital Forgiveness Questionnaire and the Rampel & Holmes (1986) Marital Trust Questionnaire in three stages: pre-test, post-test, and follow-up. After collecting data, the data were analyzed using repeated measures multivariate analysis of variance using SPSSV22 software.

The results showed that there was a significant difference between the groups in both variables of marital forgiveness and marital trust (F = 3.955 and P = 0.001). In other words, the results showed that both reality therapy and logotherapy interventions were effective in the research variables, but there was no significant difference between the two interventions of reality therapy and logotherapy in any of the variables (P <0.05).

Finally, the results of this study showed that both reality therapy and logotherapy interventions are effective in promoting marital forgiveness and marital trust. Therefore, the awareness of couple therapists, counselors, psychologists and other specialists can help reduce marital infidelity and divorce.

The present study investigated the effectiveness of Rollo's Existential-Humanistic Approach to the willingness to infidelity in disloyal men. The present study was a single case study (A-B phase design). The research population included men involved in marital infidelity in Shahindaj in 2021. The participants were three people who were selected using purposive sampling to participate in treatment. The data were collected using the Whitley Attitudes toward Infidelity Scale (ATIS). The intervention was performed individually, two sessions per week for 120 to 160 minutes on the participants. The collected data were analyzed using visual analysis, the change stability index, and the recovery rate formula. The visual analysis of the curves for the tendency to marital infidelity in the intervention stage showed that the two variables underwent a downward trend and the change stability index of both variables was greater than 1.96. Furthermore, the tendency to marital infidelity and existential crises were improved by 41.66% and 31%, respectively, indicating that the intervention implemented following Rollo's approach had a significant impact on these two variables. Based on the findings of the present study, it can be concluded that therapists can use the Rollo's existential-humanistic approach as an efficient model to reduce existential crises in clients and also reduce the tendency to infidelity in the individuals or couples engaged in marital infidelity.

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of training of emotionally focused Therapy in a group way on depression and social well-being of women affected by marital infidelity. The method of this study was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population of this study was "all women referring to counseling centers in 17th district of Tehran in2019 with problem of social well-being and depression due to infidelity".  The study sample consisted of 20 participants divided into two groups (experimental and control). Both groups completed Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-I I) (1961), and Keys Social Welfare Questionnaire (1998). Subjects in the experimental group were then trained for ten sessions according to the Emotional Approach Protocol (Ranjbar, 1393). After training, both groups were re-evaluated. Data were analyzed using analysis of covariance through SPSS software. The findings of the study showed that the training of emotionally focused approach significantly reduced depression (p=0/000) and increased social well-being (p=0/000) of women affected by marital infidelity. Describing primary and secondary emotions and paying attention to emotions, were reasons to reduce negative emotions and overcome stressful relationships.

This research was aimed to determine the effectiveness of compassion-based therapy on marital intimacy, quality of life, and chronic pain of women affected by marital infidelity in Minodasht city. The statistical population included all the married women affected by spouse infidelity who referred to counseling centers and psychological service clinics of Minodasht Welfare Department in the period of November to December 2022. Thirty women were selected by purposive sampling and they were randomly assigned in two experimental and control groups (15 subjects in each group). The present study was a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test type with a control group and a follow-up phase. The experimental group underwent eight 60 minutes’ sessions of compassion-based therapy based on the protocol of Tirch et al. (2014). The follow-up was conducted three months after the termination of the post-test. Data was collected by implementing Thompson and Walker's (1983) Marital Intimacy Scale, Warr et al.'s Quality of Life Questionnaire (1993) and McGill's Chronic Pain Questionnaire (1975). The research data was analyzed by repeated measure analysis of variance test. The results showed that the treatment based on compassion on marital intimacy (F=14.763, P<0.000), quality of life (F=13.852, P<0.000) and chronic pain (F=455.626, P<0.000) of women affected by marital infidelity were effective and these results were permanent until the follow-up period. The results also indicated that compassion-based therapy had an effect on increasing marital intimacy, quality of life, and reducing the chronic pain of women affected by marital infidelity by creating an atmosphere of empathy and kindness towards oneself.

The purpose of the present study was to determine the efficacy of group-based acceptance and commitment therapy on cognitive flexibility and self-esteem among women who had experienced the trauma of infidelity. The research method was experimental, and the design was quasi-experimental, utilizing pre- and post-test with a control group. In 2017, the statistical population included women in Tehran, Iran who had experienced the trauma of infidelity and sought help from counseling centers and family courts. On the basis of the study’s criteria, thirty couples were selected using a method of purposive sampling and randomly assigned to experimental (n=15) and control groups (n=15). The experimental group participated in eight 90-minute sessions of acceptance and commitment therapy, while the control group received no training. The Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI; Dennis & Vander Wal, 2010) and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES; Rosenberg, 1965) were administered to all participants. SPSS 22 software was used to conduct a multivariate analysis of covariance on the data. Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) results indicated that group-based acceptance and commitment therapy significantly increased the average post-test scores of self-esteem and cognitive flexibility in the experimental group (p<0.05). Based on the findings, family counselors and therapists can use acceptance and commitment therapy to enhance self-esteem and cognitive flexibility in women who have experienced the trauma of infidelity.

The aim of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of online resilience group training on the desire for divorce, forgiveness, hope, and cognitive flexibility in women with experience of marital infidelity. The research method was quasi-experimental and pretest-posttest with the control group. The statistical population of the study included women with experience of marital infidelity in Isfahan and referring to counseling centers in 1400. 30 people were selected by purposive sampling and randomly divided into two experimental and control groups (15 people in each group) and responded to the Divorce Tendency Scale (Rusbult et al, 1986), the Forgiveness Questionnaire (Mullet et al, 2003), the Life Expectancy Questionnaire (Snyder et al, 1991), and the Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (Dennis et al, 2010). For the experimental group, resilience training was held in 10 sessions of one hour and once a week. Data were analyzed by multivariate analysis of covariance. The findings showed that by controlling the pre-test effect, there is a significant difference between the post-test average of the two experimental and control groups in the variables of desire for divorce (F=5/73, P=0/026) and cognitive flexibility (F=9/57, P=0/005), but there is no significant difference in the variables of forgiveness (F=2/22, P=0/150) and hope (F=3/19, P=0/087). Based on this, it can be concluded that the resilience online group intervention was effective in the desire for divorce and cognitive flexibility.

Marital infidelity is considered a destructive damage in the life of couples, which affects the lives of children in addition to the husband and wife. This research was conducted with the aim of identifying the emotional experiences of adult children affected by parental infidelity. The present research method was a qualitative phenomenology type. The population of this study included adult children affected by the marital infidelity of their parents in Tehran in 2020. Sampling continued in a purposeful manner until the saturation limit and finally, 10 adult children were selected. The research tool was in-depth interviews. In order to analyze the data, the Claizian theme analysis method was used. Data analysis led to the identification of 3 selective themes, 9 central themes, and 35 open themes. The content of unpleasant emotions towards the betrayer includes feelings of anger, feelings of indifference, an insult to children, and the formation of pessimism. Unpleasant emotions towards the betrayed person included: feeling weak and dissatisfied, and unpleasant emotions towards oneself included: feeling fear, feeling uncomfortable, and feeling shame, and frustration. Overall, the results of this research showed that the emotional experience of adult children affected by parental infidelity was unpleasant and negative.