Hassan zareei
Abstract
Extramarital relationship is the establishment of any relationship with a third party without the knowledge of the spouse. Marital infidelity is a multidimensional issue in which various factors play a role. The aim of this study was to combine the results of qualitative studies conducted in the area ...
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Extramarital relationship is the establishment of any relationship with a third party without the knowledge of the spouse. Marital infidelity is a multidimensional issue in which various factors play a role. The aim of this study was to combine the results of qualitative studies conducted in the area of infidelity and extramarital affairs in men and women using a meta-synthesis method. The research method was qualitative meta-synthesis from the perspective of Sandelowski and Barroso. After asking the research question, systematic search based on Persian and English keywords was performed from domestic databases such as Noormagz, Magiran, SID and foreign databases such as Google scholar, PubMed, Scopus from 2002 to 2021. A total of 61 qualitative articles were extracted. Some of these articles were excluded due to the inappropriateness in the content, irrelevant research method and duplication. Finally, 14 articles were reviewed. The meta-synthesis results showed that three factors, including basic or underlying (14 concepts), contextual (12 concepts) and intervening (19 concepts) factors are directly and indirectly involved in extramarital affairs and infidelity. Contextual and intervening factors may pave the way for the emergence of basic factors in causing marital infidelity. Also, the basic factor is not only influenced by other factors but also plays a decisive role in infidelity. A set of factors play a role in the occurrence of infidelity and each of them can be play a role in this regard. By identifying these factors and developing an educational package appropriate to each of the causes, effective action can be taken to prevent infidelity.
