Predicting the tendency towards extramarital relationships based on communication skills, early maladaptive schemas and family health of origin through the mediation of marital intimacy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20251213068307N1

Enrollment

Registered

2025-12-19

Start date

2026-01-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

Inclination toward Extramarital Relationships (Marital Infidelity). Other sexual disorders

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Receives the "Enhancing Marital Communication Skills and Intimacy" training program (based on Gottman model and schema therapy). Intervention 2: Control group: Wait

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Being married Being a student in Ahvaz Age 20 to 40 years Living in Ahvaz

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of divorce or official separation Diagnosed with a severe psychiatric illness Concurrent participation in marital counseling or intervention programs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Extramarital relationship inclination score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Attitudes Toward Extramarital Relationships Questionnaire (Whatley, 2006).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Marital intimacy score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Thompson and Walker Marital Intimacy Questionnaire.;Communication skills score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Coton Dam Communication Skills Questionnaire.;Early maladaptive schema score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Young's Early Maladaptive Schemas Questionnaire.	—

Measure

Time frame

Marital intimacy score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Thompson and Walker Marital Intimacy Questionnaire.;Communication skills score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Coton Dam Communication Skills Questionnaire.;Early maladaptive schema score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study (before the intervention began) and two months later (when the intervention ended). Method of measurement: Young's Early Maladaptive Schemas Questionnaire.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Sadat Marashian

Islamic Azad University

info@iauahvaz.ac.ir+98 61 3334 8420

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026