Grounds for Infidelity among Iranian Women: A Phenomenological Study

Abbasi, Asma; Jofreh, Maryam Gholamzadeh; Morgan, Michael M.

doi:10.1080/01926187.2020.1813652

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“…Turliuc and Scutaru (2013) showed that the absence of dynamic relationships, sexual dissatisfaction, and lack of attractiveness could be other underlying factors of infidelity in marital relationships. Abbasi, Gholamzadeh Jofreh & Morgan (2020) reported six main themes related to marital infidelity among Iranian women: partners' emotional issues, cultural and social factors, substance abuse, partners' psychological issues, financial worries, and sexual concerns (Abbasi et al, 2020). Spousal violence and communication problems are other factors associated with infidelity among men and women.…”

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A Study of the Processes and Contextual Factors of Marital Infidelity

Atapour

Falsafinejad

Ahmadi

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Objective: An increase in post-marital relationships has had adverse consequences. One of the consequences is family dissolution and the breakdown of social units (families). The present study aimed to study the processes and contextual factors of marital infidelity. Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using the grounded theory method. The research population included couples who experienced marital infidelity. A total of 32 participants were selected using the purposive sampling method in 2019. We conducted semi-structured interviews with the participants to collect the study data, and the interviews continued until the data saturation. The collected data were systematically analyzed in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. Results: Analysis of the data collected revealed 51 codes extracted through open coding. Then, the extracted codes were merged into 10 categories via axial coding. These categories included four themes: the formation of the context of marital infidelity, predictions of marital infidelity, engaging in marital infidelity, and the consequences of marital infidelity. Conclusion: Given that marital infidelity is a complex and multifaceted phenomenon, the insights from this study can be used to develop models to identify and prevent predictors of marital infidelity.

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