maryamalsadat fakhri; javad salehifadardi; seyed ali kimiaee; hosein kareshki
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Introduction: All the basic theories of committed relationships refer to the availability of attractive alternatives as a negative factor that undermines the commitment and survival of the relationshipObjective: The present study aimed to compare adaptive motivation and cognitive activism within individuals ...
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Introduction: All the basic theories of committed relationships refer to the availability of attractive alternatives as a negative factor that undermines the commitment and survival of the relationshipObjective: The present study aimed to compare adaptive motivation and cognitive activism within individuals with and without the temptation to engage in a relationship with an attractive alternative. Methods: The study population consisted of the married men and women in Mashhad among which 200 individuals were selected as the study participants via convenient sampling procedure who responded to the temptation and likelihood of infidelity questionnaires. Out of 200 participants, 40 individuals were selected via purposive sampling (10 males and 10 females with high rate of temptation as well as 10 females and 10 males with low rate of temptation) who were required to respond to other research questionnaires of the study. Findings: A significant difference was detected between the two study groups (high temptation to infidelity vs. low temptation to infidelity).There was a significant difference in the average scores of adaptive motivation (p<0.05, t=3.05) and also in the average scores of all components of cognitive abilities except for the component of social cognition (8.46, F=p<0.05).Conclusion: It can be concluded that the participants of the high temptation group had higher temptation rate, less adaptive motivation and more cognitive problems (based on the Cognitive Ability Questionnaire, n-back task, Hanoi Tower task and Go / No go task) in comparison with the low temptation group, which seems to increase the likelihood of infidelity in these people
maryamalsadat fakhri; Rahele mahdavianfard; seyed ali kimiaee kimiaee
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Iran has been dealing with a worrying and increasing number of divorces in recent years. The current study investigated the predictive role of problem-solving skill, avoidance and anxiety in relationships and predicting divorce. Furthermore, the study employed a correlation method with development purpose. ...
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Iran has been dealing with a worrying and increasing number of divorces in recent years. The current study investigated the predictive role of problem-solving skill, avoidance and anxiety in relationships and predicting divorce. Furthermore, the study employed a correlation method with development purpose. The target population included 400 married women between 20 to 45 years old from Mashhad city, who were selected based on the methodology (correlation method) and the number of variables. They answered surveys about solving family problem, divorce probability, avoidance and anxiety in relationships and finally the sampling was reduced to 388 women. The simultaneous regression test was used to study the predictive role of independent variables such as avoidance, anxiety and problem-solving in divorce probability. According to the results of data analysis , the multiple modified R2 among avoidance attachment, anxiety attachment, and problem-solving variables in divorce probability was 0.33. The predicting variables explained 33 percent of divorce probability variance. Accordingly, the avoidance and family problem-solving could predict the divorce; however, the anxiety variable had no significant role in prediction. The study found that problem-solving skill and avoidant attachment style in women can be an important predicting factor for women divorce. This is due to the fact that problem-solving is one of the moderating factors of the negative events effect in life and the attachment style is an important factor that justifies the healthy and unhealthy marriage functions. It can also provide a solution to incapability of couples.
