Investigating the structural model of loneliness and marital commitment with an attitude toward extra-marital relationships with the mediation of identity styles

AbstractObjective: The present study aimed to investigate the structural model of loneliness and marital commitment with an attitude toward extra-marital relationships, with the mediation of identity styles in married women and men.Research Method: for the research design, we used correlation and structural equation modeling. Statistical population including all married women and men of Ramsar City, among whom ۲۳۰ individual were selected through convenience sampling, and responded to Russell's Loneliness Scale, Adams and Jones' Marital Commitment Scale, Vakili's Extra-marital Relationships Attitudes Scale, and Berzonsky's Identity Styles Scale. All data were analyzed using SPSS ۲۶, AMOS ۲۴ and Preacher and Hayes' macro program (۲۰۰۸).Results: The findings indicated that loneliness and diffuse-avoidant identity styles have a significant and positive effect on the attitude toward extra-marital relationships, while marital commitment and commitment identity style have a significant and negative effect on the attitude toward extra-marital relationships. Bootstrapping results showed that information identity style, diffuse-avoidant identity styles, and commitment identity style play a mediating role in the relationships between loneliness and the attitude toward extra-marital relationships. Conclusion: The research findings, provide appropriate implications for work in the field of extra-marital relationships for practitioners in the family domain.

کلیدواژه ها:

loneliness ، Marital commitment ، Identity styles ، Attitude toward Extra-marital Relationships