Ivestigating infidelity tendency and conflict management based on attachment styles and gender

Abstract

The purpose of the present study is to investigate married individuals’ infidelity tendency and conflict management style in accordance with adult attachment style and gender. 200 participants of 145 women and 55 men were presented with Personal Information Sheet, Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, Infidelity Tendency Questionnaire and Conflict Management Questionnaire. According to statistical analyses and evaluations, it has been found out that; compared to secure participants, insecure participants’ and compared to women, men’s infidelity tendency was statistically higher. Comparison with secure participants, insecure participants were found to have higher tendency for negative active and negative passive conflict management styles and women showed out to have higher tendency for positive active conflict management style. Additionally, Infidelity tendency and negative - active conflict management were observed to be positively related.