Prediction of Mental Health based on Emotional Alexithymia and Marital Burnout of Women Affected by Infidelity

Authors

    Hamideh Ghasemi M.A, clinical psychology, Science and Arts University, Yazd, Iran
    Farangis Demehri * Asisstant Professor, Department of Psychology, Science and Arts University, Yazd, Iran farangis_demehri@yahoo.com
    Azadeh Abooei Asisstant Professor, Department of Psychology, Science and Arts University, Yazd, Iran
https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.aftj.4.4.25

Keywords:

mental health, emotional alexithymia, marital heartbreak, women affected by betrayal

Abstract

Aim: The purpose of this study was to predict mental health based on emotional alexithymia and marital burnout of women affected by infidelity. Method: The current research was descriptive of predictive correlation type. The statistical population of the present study included women who referred to the counseling centers of District 5 of Tehran with a history of marital infidelity in 2022. According to the conducted research, 150 women visited the counseling centers of District 5 of Tehran in a period of 3 months, and 108 women were considered as a statistical sample through random sampling and Morgan's table. The research tools were Goldberg mental health questionnaires (1972), Toronto Alexithymia Scale (1994) and Pines marital burnout (2002). Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression were used to analyze the data. Results: The results showed that the correlation coefficient between mental health and alexithymia is (0.380) and between mental health and marital burnout (0.568), which shows that there is a correlation between mental health and alexithymia and marital burnout of women affected by infidelity at the error level of 0.1. 0 and with 99 percent confidence, there is a significant positive and direct relationship. Also, regression analysis showed that emotional alexithymia and marital burnout have an effect on the mental health of women affected by infidelity (p<0.05), thus with 95% confidence, the contribution of emotional alexithymia is 28% and marital burnout is 44% on the mental health of women affected by betrayal. Conclusion: Marital infidelity has a great contribution to the level of emotional alexithymia and marital boredom, and in turn, this variable has a great impact on the mental health of couples, and by teaching couples how to achieve intimacy skills, steps can be taken to reduce marital infidelity.

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Published

2023-09-10

How to Cite

Ghasemi, H., Demehri, F., & Abooei, A. (2023). Prediction of Mental Health based on Emotional Alexithymia and Marital Burnout of Women Affected by Infidelity. Applied Family Therapy Journal (AFTJ) , 4(4), 428-455. https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.aftj.4.4.25

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