The Canonical Correlation Analysis of the Relationship between Self-Differentiation and Attachment Behavior in Couple Relationships with Sensation Seeking in Women with Tendency to Marital Infidelity
Fahime Kashefi
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Ph.D. Student of Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.
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Manouchehr Azkhosh
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Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding author) Email: mn.azkhosh@uswr.ac.ir
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Mohammad Saeed Khanjani
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Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health, Tehran, Iran
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Hakime Aghaei
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Shahroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood, Iran.
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Keywords: self-differentiation, attachment behavior in couple relationships, sensation seeking, tendency to marital infidelity,
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to investigate canonical correlation analysis of the relationship between self-differentiation and attachment behavior in couple relationships with sensation seeking in women with tendency to marital infidelity. The quantitative- correlation method was used. The statistical population of the present study included all married women who referred to counseling and psychological centers in Tehran city in year 1401. In this study, through convenience sampling method, 200 people were selected as sample and they were asked to fill in attitudes toward infidelity scale, sensation seeking scale, self-differentiation inventory short form and brief accessibility, responsiveness, and engagement scale of Sandberg. The collected data was analyzed using Canonical correlation. Findings showed that there was a significant relationship between self-differentiation and attachment behavior in couple relationships with sensation seeking (P<0/01). The of canonical correlation showed that common variance of self-differentiation and attachment behavior in couple relationships with sensation seeking was 57/6%. According to the findings of this research, psychologists and family counselors can learn about variables predicting sensation seeking, such as self-differentiation and attachment behavior in spouses' marital relationships, and by strengthening them, engage in marital counseling.
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