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The Mediating Role of Sexual Sensation Seeking in the Marital Relationships in Individuals with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Document Type : research

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1 Ph.D candidate in counseling, Department of counseling, Ab.C., Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Counseling, Ab.C., Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

3 Assistant Professor Department of Psychology, Ab.C., Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

4 Assosiate Professor, Department of Psychology, Ab.C., Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran.

10.30473/ijohp.2025.73915.1395

Abstract

Objective: Extramarital relationships pose challenges to family life and can affect the mental health and well-being of family members. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of sexual sensation seeking on marital infidelity, sexual performance, and sexual satisfaction in individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Methods: The present research was conducted based on a correlation and structural equation design. Among all married individuals referring to counseling and psychological service centers in Qazvin in 2022, 216 were selected through purposive sampling and participated as subjects. Data were collected using the self-report scale of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, the Infidelity Scale, the Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire, the Sexual Function Questionnaire, and the Kalichman and Rompa Questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 25, Smart PLS version 3.3, and structural equation modeling.
Results: The results showed that the relationship between sexual performance and the mediating variable of sexual excitement (β=0.25, t=4.20), sexual satisfaction and the mediating variable of sexual excitement (β= 0.18, t=3.87), the relationship between sexual performance and extramarital relationships (β=0.12, t=3.17), the relationship between sexual satisfaction and extramarital relationships (β=0.20, t=3.53), and the relationship between sexual excitement and extramarital relationships (β=0.25, t=5.28) were significant.
Conclusion: The results of the study showed that sexual satisfaction, sexual function, and sexual sensation seeking can predict attitudes toward marital infidelity. Therefore, it is necessary to provide this information to couples in premarital counseling so that they can discuss sexual problems with a marriage counselor and a sex therapist in couples and receive specialized counseling for treatment if needed, to prevent the tendency toward marital infidelity.

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Article Title [Persian]

نقش میانجی هیجان خواهی جنسی در رابطه بین خیانت زناشویی، عملکرد جنسی و رضایت جنسی در افراد مبتلا به نقص توجه/بیش فعالی

Authors [Persian]

  • بهاره زاددهش 1
  • وحیده باباخانی 2
  • جعفر پویامنش 3
  • مجتبی امیری مجد 4

1 دانشجوی دکتری مشاوره، واحد ابهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ابهر، ایران.

2 استادیار، گروه مشاوره، واحد ابهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ابهر ایران.

3 استادیار، گروه روانشناسی، واحد ابهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ابهر، ایران

4 دانشیار گروه روانشناسی، واحد ابهر، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، ابهر، ایران.

Abstract [Persian]

هدف: روابط فرازناشویی چالش هایی برای زندگی خانوادگی ایجاد می کند و می تواند بر سلامت روان و رفاه اعضای خانواده تأثیر بگذارد. هدف پژوهش حاضر بررسی نقش واسطه‌ای هیجان‌خواهی جنسی بر خیانت زناشویی، عملکرد جنسی و رضایت جنسی در افراد مبتلا به اختلال نقص توجه و بیش‌فعالی بود.
روش کار: از بین کلیه افراد متاهل مراجعه کننده به مراکز مشاوره و خدمات روانشناختی شهر قزوین در سال 1391، 216 نفر به روش نمونه گیری هدفمند انتخاب و به عنوان آزمودنی شرکت کردند. داده ها با استفاده از مقیاس خودگزارشی اختلال کم توجهی بیش فعالی، مقیاس خیانت، پرسشنامه رضایت جنسی، پرسشنامه عملکرد جنسی و پرسشنامه کالیچمن و رومپا جمع آوری شد. تجزیه و تحلیل داده ها با استفاده از SPSS نسخه 25، Smart PLS نسخه 3.3 و مدل سازی معادلات ساختاری انجام شد.
یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان داد که رابطه بین عملکرد جنسی و متغیر میانجی هیجان جنسی (25/0=β، 20/4=t)، رضایت جنسی و متغیر میانجی هیجان جنسی (87/3=t 18/0=β)، عملکرد جنسی و روابط خارج از زناشویی (112/0=β، رابطه برون‌عاطفی، 112/0= t و 3 (20/0=β، 53/3=t) و رابطه بین هیجان جنسی و روابط خارج از ازدواج (25/0=β، 28/5=t) معنی‌دار بود.
نتیجه‌گیری: نتایج پژوهش نشان داد که رضایت جنسی، عملکرد جنسی و هیجان خواهی جنسی می‌تواند نگرش به خیانت زناشویی را پیش‌بینی کند. بنابراین لازم است این اطلاعات در مشاوره قبل از ازدواج به زوجین ارائه شود تا بتوانند مشکلات جنسی را با مشاور ازدواج و روان درمانگر زوجین در میان بگذارند و در صورت نیاز مشاوره تخصصی برای درمان دریافت کنند تا از گرایش به خیانت زناشویی جلوگیری شود.

Keywords [Persian]

  • سلامت
  • روابط فرازناشویی
  • رضایت جنسی
  • عملکرد جنسی
  • هیجان
  • نقص توجه و بیش فعالی
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Iranian Journal of Health Psychology
Volume 8, Issue 1 - Serial Number 23
June 2025
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