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Ahmadi M S, Masoomi Jahandizi H, Mohammadloo M, Alinejad M. Predicting the propensity for infidelity based on quality of life and emotional literacy with the mediating role of resilience in nurses. PCNM 2025; 15 (1) :63-73
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PhD in educational psychology, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Counseling, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran , ghavaghy57@cfu.ac.ir
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Background: Marital infidelity is a complex marital trauma associated with numerous psychological and social consequences. Due to occupational pressures and specific working conditions, nurses may be at a higher risk of experiencing this phenomenon.
Objectives: The present study aimed to predict the propensity for infidelity based on quality of life and emotional literacy, with resilience serving as a mediating role in nurses.
Methods: This descriptive correlational study, based on structural equation modeling (SEM), was conducted on 265 nurses in 2023-2024. Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using the Scale of Marital Infidelity (Bashirpour et al.), the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-item, Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) (Ware & Sherbourne), the Emotional Literacy Scale (Kimiyaee), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation in SPSS version 25 and SEM in LISREL version 8.8.
Results: The results revealed that the propensity for infidelity had significant negative correlations with quality of life (r =−0.38, p < 0.01), emotional literacy (r = −0.43, p < 0.01), and resilience (r=−0.49, p < 0.01). Furthermore, quality of life (β = 0.41, p < 0.01) and emotional literacy (β = 0.39, p < 0.01) had significant positive effects on resilience. The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between quality of life and emotional literacy with the propensity for infidelity was also confirmed (p < 0.01).
Conclusion: Emotional literacy and quality of life are effective variables in predicting the propensity for infidelity in nurses. Therefore, strengthening these skills can be beneficial in counseling and preventative interventions to reduce the likelihood of marital infidelity within this population.
Objectives: The present study aimed to predict the propensity for infidelity based on quality of life and emotional literacy, with resilience serving as a mediating role in nurses.
Methods: This descriptive correlational study, based on structural equation modeling (SEM), was conducted on 265 nurses in 2023-2024. Participants were recruited using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using the Scale of Marital Infidelity (Bashirpour et al.), the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) 36-item, Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) (Ware & Sherbourne), the Emotional Literacy Scale (Kimiyaee), and the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation in SPSS version 25 and SEM in LISREL version 8.8.
Results: The results revealed that the propensity for infidelity had significant negative correlations with quality of life (r =−0.38, p < 0.01), emotional literacy (r = −0.43, p < 0.01), and resilience (r=−0.49, p < 0.01). Furthermore, quality of life (β = 0.41, p < 0.01) and emotional literacy (β = 0.39, p < 0.01) had significant positive effects on resilience. The mediating role of resilience in the relationship between quality of life and emotional literacy with the propensity for infidelity was also confirmed (p < 0.01).
Conclusion: Emotional literacy and quality of life are effective variables in predicting the propensity for infidelity in nurses. Therefore, strengthening these skills can be beneficial in counseling and preventative interventions to reduce the likelihood of marital infidelity within this population.
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Knowledge Translation Statement
Audience: Nurse managers, hospital counselors, and nursing policymakers.
Low quality of life and poor emotional literacy increase nurses' risk of infidelity, but resilience can mitigate this risk. Implement workplace programs that enhance emotional literacy, improve quality of life, and build resilience to reduce infidelity risk among nurses.
Knowledge Translation Statement
Audience: Nurse managers, hospital counselors, and nursing policymakers.
Low quality of life and poor emotional literacy increase nurses' risk of infidelity, but resilience can mitigate this risk. Implement workplace programs that enhance emotional literacy, improve quality of life, and build resilience to reduce infidelity risk among nurses.
Type of Study: Orginal research |
Subject:
Nursing
Received: 2024/10/17 | Accepted: 2024/12/30 | Published: 2025/01/29
Received: 2024/10/17 | Accepted: 2024/12/30 | Published: 2025/01/29
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