Comparison of early maladaptive schemas and psychological well-being in women with extramarital, divorced, and normal relationships

Subject Areas : Woman and family

Ramazan Hassanzadeh Hassanzadeh ¹ , Nila Kochaksaraei Kochaksaraei ² , Mohamad Kazem Fakhri Fakhri ³

1 - *Professor of Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
2 - Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran
3 - Department of Psychology, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

Received: 2020-06-22 Accepted : 2020-07-18 Published : 2020-05-21

Keywords: early maladaptive schemas, psychological well-being, extramarital relationships,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to compare the early maladaptive and psychological well-being in women with extramarital, divorced, and normal relationships. The research method was post-event or causal-comparative. The statistical population of the present study consisted of three groups of divorced women, women with extramarital relationship who were selected by convenience sampling, and the group of normal women who were randomly selected. The Normal Women Group completed the Infidelity Attitude Questionnaire to determine not to be involved in emotional relationships. Finally, all three groups completed the Young Schema Questionnaire and the Psychological Well-being Questionnaire. In response to the research hypothesis that there are significant differences between early maladaptive schemas and psychological well-being in normal women, divorced, and women with extramarital the means were compared and inferential statistics were calculated.The results of the present study showed that early maladaptive schemas and psychological well-being in women with extramarital relationships was different.The results of the present study suggested that early maladaptive schemas and psychological well-being in women with extramarital relationships could be important.  

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