Predicting Attitudes toward Marital Infidelity Based on Attachment and Perfectionism Styles

The present study aims to predict the attitude towards marital infidelity based on attachment and perfectionism styles. The research method was correlational-descriptive and the statistical population was all married students of Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch. A sample of ۳۶۹ students was selected by convenience sampling method. Adult Attachment Questionnaire, The Perfectionism Questionnaire and Attitude to Marital Infidelity Questionnaire were used to collect data. The research hypotheses were examined through Pearson correlation test and multiple regression and found that a significant correlation exists between marital infidelity with ambivalent attachment style (۰.۴۵۰), avoidant attachment style (۰.۳۴۸), safe style (-۰.۵۱۹), positive perfectionism (-۰.۴۰۳) and negative perfectionism (۰.۴۳۳). In addition, the multiple regression model indicated that attachment and perfectionism styles could accurately predict ۳۴% and ۲۵% of the variance of marital infidelity, respectively. The results indicated that creating a secure attachment style and positive perfectionism in individuals is related to reducing marital infidelity and consequently increasing family stability