Research Article | Open Access

Perception of Emotional and Sexual Infidelity among Married Men and Women

    Anum Urooj

    National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Anis-ul-Haque

    National Institute of Psychology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Gulnaz Anjum

    Institute of Social Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller University, Germany


Received
02 Jan, 2015
Accepted
18 Nov, 2015
Published
31 Dec, 2015

The current study was conducted to study the gender differences in the perception of commission of infidelity, the most distressing form of infidelity, and guilt feelings related to infidelity. Causes, approval, and consequences of emotional and sexual infidelity among married men and women were also examined. Initially, hypothetical scenarios (Buss, Larsen, Westen, & Semmelroth, 1992) which were culturally modified were used to collect data from 300 married participants. Results showed that men perceived to commit sexual infidelity more than women, whereas, women perceived to commit emotional infidelity more than men. Men perceived sexual infidelity and women perceived emotional infidelity to be the most distressing form of infidelity. Moreover, men did not perceive guilt in response to any kind of infidelity, whereas, women perceived guilt in response to both kinds of infidelity. Men perceived both emotional and sexual dissatisfaction to be the causes of infidelity, whereas, women considered emotional dissatisfaction to be the primary cause. Finally, men perceived sexual infidelity, whereas, women perceived emotional infidelity to be the most difficult to forgive form of infidelity.

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APA-7 Style
Urooj, A., , A., Anjum, G. (2015). Perception of Emotional and Sexual Infidelity among Married Men and Women. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 30(2), 421-439. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=285

ACS Style
Urooj, A.; , A.; Anjum, G. Perception of Emotional and Sexual Infidelity among Married Men and Women. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2015, 30, 421-439. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=285

AMA Style
Urooj A, A, Anjum G. Perception of Emotional and Sexual Infidelity among Married Men and Women. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2015; 30(2): 421-439. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=285

Chicago/Turabian Style
Urooj, Anum, Anis-ul-Haque , and Gulnaz Anjum. 2015. "Perception of Emotional and Sexual Infidelity among Married Men and Women" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 30, no. 2: 421-439. https://pjpr.scione.com/cms/abstract.php?id=285