A Comparison of Communication Patterns, Emotional Expression Styles, and Intimacy among Betrayed and Normal Women

Subject Areas : Quarterly Journal of Woman and Society

Parisa Behdost ¹ (MA in Guidance and Counselling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.)
Mahsima Porshehariari ² (.Associate Professor in Counselling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran)
Simin Hoseinian ³ (. Professor in Counselling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Alzahra University.Tehran. Iran)

Received: 2020-01-06 Accepted : 2020-05-28 Published : 2021-04-21

Keywords: Women, Communication Patterns, Intimacy, marital infidelity, Emotional expression styles,

Abstract :

Introduction: This study was done to compare communication patterns, emotion expression styles and intimacy among betrayed and normal women (non-betrayed).
Materials and Methods: The research method was descriptive and causal-comparative. The statistical population consisted of all betrayed and normal women of Tehran in 2018. Among the betrayed women, 65 subjects and among the normal women, also 65 subjects were selected by purposive sampling..Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ), Emotional Expression Questionnaire (EEQ), Ambiguity over Emotional Expression Questionnaire (AEEQ) and Marital Intimacy Scale (MIS) were used for gathering data. The data were analyzed by MANOVA and SPSS-22 software.
Findings: The findings showed that there was a significant difference between betrayed and normal women in communication patterns, some of emotion expression styles and intimacy. Accordingly, it can be concluded that betrayed women mainly use dysfunctional communication patterns in their marriage, positive emotions expression are not addressed properly and that the intimacy in their marriage is weak.
Conclusion: The results of this study can be used in psycho-education and marital counseling.
 

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