Linking infidelity stress, anxiety and depression
Evidence from Pakistan married couples and divorced individuals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6150994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aneesa Azhar (Foundation University Medical College), Jaffar Abbas (0000-0002-8830-1435, Shanghai University), W Zhang (0000-0002-9165-3212, Shanghai University), Tanvir Akhtar (0000-0003-4569-431X, Foundation University Medical College), Muhammad Aqeel (0000-0001-8007-6723, Foundation University Medical College) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 214-228 |
| Publication date | 2018-06-28 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2056-4902 • E-ISSN: 2056-4910 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/ijhrh-11-2017-0069 |
| OpenAlex | W2810678798 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 56 |
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the moderating role of marital status between infidelity and development of stress, anxiety and depression. Additionally, to investigate the relationship among infidelity, stress, anxiety and depression among married couples and divorced individual. Design/methodology/approach A purposive sampling technique was used based on cross-sectional design. In total, 200 participants (married couples, n =100; divorced individuals, n =100) were incorporated from different NGO’s and welfare organizations of Rawalpindi, and Islamabad, Pakistan. Age ranged from 20 to 60 years. Two scales were used to measure the infidelity, stress, anxiety and depression in married couples and divorced couples. Findings The result revealed that emotional infidelity was positively significant correlated with stress ( r =0.39, p =0.001), anxiety ( r =0.40, p =0.001) and depression ( r =0.35, p =0.001) for married couples. The result also displayed that sexual infidelity was positively significant correlated with stress ( r =0.39, p =0.001), anxiety ( r =0.39, p =0.001) and depression ( r =0.34, p =0.001) for married couples. The result further elaborated that emotional infidelity and sexual infidelities were positively non-significant correlated with stress, anxiety and depression for divorced individuals. The analysis results revealed that marital status was moderator between infidelity and development of stress, anxiety and depression. Research limitations/implications This paper consisted of sample from three basic cities of Pakistan; thus, this paper finding may not be applied on whole population. Consequently, explanatory, exploratory and descriptive studies would be useful to enlighten the infidelity’s mechanism in prolongation of psychological distress across married couples and divorced individual in detail. Local tools to measure gender-related issues would be helpful in prospect while it combine cultural aspects as well. Social implications This study would be helpful in clinical settings to raise the awareness to effectively deal with their children. Originality/value The study recommended that those divorced individuals who had experienced either sexual infidelity or emotional infidelity were more likely to develop psychological problems as compared to married couples. This study would be helpful in clinical settings to raise the awareness to effectively deal with their children
Anxiety · Depression (economics · Marital status · Moderation · Population · Psychiatry · Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies · Clinical Psychology · Demography · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.2 |
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |