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A Study on the Link between the Tendency to Cheat and Adaptive Narcissistic Personality Characteristics in Married Individuals

Year 2021, Volume: 18 Issue: 42, 5230 - 5249, 13.10.2021
https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.936933

Abstract

In this study, which was carried out in 2019, the relationship between intramarital cheating tendency and grandiose narcissism was investigated. The participants were aged 18 and older. The Personal Information Form, the Cheating Tendency Scale and the Narcissistic Personality Inventory were administered. The results indicated gender difference was significant in that females had higher cheating tendency than males. However, male and female grandiose narcissism scores did not differ significantly. Against expectations, a significant relationship between cheating tendency and grandiose narcissism was not found, either. On the other hand, a moderately strong, significant positive relationship was found between entitlement and cheating tendency, as entitlement increased cheating tendency increased, as well. Discussion of results included suggestions for researchers and mental health professionals who work on cheating problems with couples and families.

References

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  • Atkins, D. C., Baucom, D. H. and Jacobson, N. S. (2001). Understanding infidelity: Correlates in a national random sample. Journal of family psychology, 15(4), 735.
  • Atwood, J. D. and Schwartz, L. (2002). Cyber-sex: The new affair treatment considerations. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 1(3), 37-56.
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  • Bradbury, T. N. and Fincham, F. D. (1988). Individual difference variables in close relationships: A contextual model of marriage as an integrative framework. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(4), 713.
  • Brunell, A. B and Campbell, W. K. (2011). Narcissism and romantic relationships. The handbook of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorders: Theoretical approaches, empirical findings and treatments, 344-350.
  • Burchell, J. L. and Ward, J. (2011). Sex drive, attachment style, relationship status and previous infidelity as predictors of sex differences in romantic jealousy. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(5), 657-661.
  • Buss, D. M. and Shackelford, T. K. (1997). From vigilance to violence: Mate retention tactics in married couples. Journal of personality and social psychology, 72(2), 346.
  • Crawford, M. and Unger, R. (2004). Women and gender: A feminist psychology. McGraw-Hill.
  • Çavuşoğlu, H., Kaya, R. A., Türkmenoğlu, O. N. ve Aydin, Y. (2010). Value of early unilateral decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg, 16(2), 119-124.
  • Çavuşoğlu, Z. Ş. (2011). Bağlanma stilleri, evlilik uyumu ve aldatma eğilimi arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi. Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi. Maltepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul.
  • Dickinson, K. A. and Pincus, A. L. (2003). Interpersonal analysis of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Journal of personality disorders, 17(3), 188-207.
  • Duba, J. D., Kindsvatter, A. and Lara, T. (2008). Treating infidelity: Considering narratives of attachment. The Family Journal, 16(4), 293-299.

Evli Bireylerin Aldatma Eğilimi ile Büyüklenmeci Narsisistik Kişilik Özellikleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Year 2021, Volume: 18 Issue: 42, 5230 - 5249, 13.10.2021
https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.936933

Abstract

2019 yılında verileri toplanan bu araştırmada evli bireylerde aldatma eğilimi ile büyüklenmeci narsisizm arasındaki ilişki araştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemi kolaylık örneklemsine göre oluşmuş, 18 yaş ve üzerinde, en az bir yıldır evli, en az ilkokul mezunu 60 bireyden mütevellittir. Katılımcılara Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Aldatma Eğilimi Ölçeği ve Narsisistik Kişilik Envanteri uygulanmıştır. Çalışmada katılımcıların cinsiyetleri açısından aldatma eğilimi puanları istatistiksel olarak anlamlı biçimde farklı bulunmuştur; kadın katılımcıların aldatma eğilimi erkeklere göre daha yüksektir. Çalışmada kadın ve erkek bireylerin büyüklenmeci narsisizm puanlarının benzer düzeyde oldukları, birbirlerinden anlamlı biçimde farklılaşmadıkları saptanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda aldatma eğilimi ile büyüklenmeci narsisizm arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır. Diğer taraftan, büyüklenmeci narsisizmin altı alt boyutundan biri olan hak iddia etme ile aldatma eğilimi arasında orta derecede kuvvetli, pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişki saptanmıştır. Hak iddia etme kişilik boyutu arttıkça aldatma eğilimi de artış göstermektedir. Sonuçlar tartışılmış, aile/çift terapisi uygulamalarında görev yapan mental sağlık çalışanlarına ve bu konuda çalışan araştırmacılara konuyla ilgili önerilerde bulunulmuştur.

References

  • Arrindell, W. A. and Emmelkamp, P. M. (1986). Marital adjustment, intimacy and needs in female agoraphobics and their partners: A controlled study. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 149(5), 592-602.
  • Atkins, D. C., Baucom, D. H. and Jacobson, N. S. (2001). Understanding infidelity: Correlates in a national random sample. Journal of family psychology, 15(4), 735.
  • Atwood, J. D. and Schwartz, L. (2002). Cyber-sex: The new affair treatment considerations. Journal of Couple & Relationship Therapy, 1(3), 37-56.
  • Bagarozzi, D. A. (2014). Enhancing intimacy in marriage: A clinician's guide. Routledge, New York: Elsevier. Bowlby, J. (1951). Maternal care and mental health (Vol. 2). Geneva: World Health Organization.
  • Bradbury, T. N. and Fincham, F. D. (1988). Individual difference variables in close relationships: A contextual model of marriage as an integrative framework. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 54(4), 713.
  • Brunell, A. B and Campbell, W. K. (2011). Narcissism and romantic relationships. The handbook of narcissism and narcissistic personality disorders: Theoretical approaches, empirical findings and treatments, 344-350.
  • Burchell, J. L. and Ward, J. (2011). Sex drive, attachment style, relationship status and previous infidelity as predictors of sex differences in romantic jealousy. Personality and Individual Differences, 51(5), 657-661.
  • Buss, D. M. and Shackelford, T. K. (1997). From vigilance to violence: Mate retention tactics in married couples. Journal of personality and social psychology, 72(2), 346.
  • Crawford, M. and Unger, R. (2004). Women and gender: A feminist psychology. McGraw-Hill.
  • Çavuşoğlu, H., Kaya, R. A., Türkmenoğlu, O. N. ve Aydin, Y. (2010). Value of early unilateral decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury. Ulus Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg, 16(2), 119-124.
  • Çavuşoğlu, Z. Ş. (2011). Bağlanma stilleri, evlilik uyumu ve aldatma eğilimi arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi. Yayımlanmamış yüksek lisans tezi. Maltepe Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul.
  • Dickinson, K. A. and Pincus, A. L. (2003). Interpersonal analysis of grandiose and vulnerable narcissism. Journal of personality disorders, 17(3), 188-207.
  • Duba, J. D., Kindsvatter, A. and Lara, T. (2008). Treating infidelity: Considering narratives of attachment. The Family Journal, 16(4), 293-299.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Psychology
Journal Section Articles
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Arzu Büyük This is me 0000-0001-6592-2258

Lütfiye Kaya Cicerali 0000-0002-8444-2847

Publication Date October 13, 2021
Acceptance Date June 30, 2021
Published in Issue Year 2021 Volume: 18 Issue: 42

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APA Büyük, A., & Kaya Cicerali, L. (2021). Evli Bireylerin Aldatma Eğilimi ile Büyüklenmeci Narsisistik Kişilik Özellikleri Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi. OPUS International Journal of Society Researches, 18(42), 5230-5249. https://doi.org/10.26466/opus.936933