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Adolescents’ Definitions Of Cheating In Romantic Relationships, Jerika C. Norona Dec 2013

Adolescents’ Definitions Of Cheating In Romantic Relationships, Jerika C. Norona

Masters Theses

Cheating is a common occurrence in dating relationships. However, less is known about cheating in adolescence, a time when many individuals first experience romantic relationships. An important initial step for research is examining how adolescents define cheating in their romantic relationships. The present study used Thematic Analysis, a qualitative analytic method, to explore adolescents’ definitions of cheating and how these definitions might differ across age and gender. Furthermore, the present study examined patterns that emerged within definitions. Results indicate that definitions of cheating included a range of behaviors, such as engaging in physical activity, romantic/intimate involvement, spending time with, talking …


Evaluating The Response To Sexual And Emotional Infidelity Of The Married On The Verge And Non-Verge Of Divorce, Pegah Goodarzy, Alireza Mahdavian, Mohamad Reza Shaeeri, Ziba Javaheri Aug 2013

Evaluating The Response To Sexual And Emotional Infidelity Of The Married On The Verge And Non-Verge Of Divorce, Pegah Goodarzy, Alireza Mahdavian, Mohamad Reza Shaeeri, Ziba Javaheri

university of science & culture

Today infidelity in romantic relationships can be considered as a damage and greatest reason for divorcing couples and a source of suffering, sadness and jealousy for the people. This study is aimed to compare emotional and sexual jealousy between the married on the verge of divorce and the ordinary people. This study is pursuant of Causal – comparative type plan. Samples of people on the brink of divorce were 181 men and women who were referred to family courts for divorce on the first six months of 2012 in Tehran and normal individual sample was 176 available people at the …