Beach S R, Jouriles E N, O'Leary K D
J Sex Marital Ther. 1985 Summer;11(2):99-108. doi: 10.1080/00926238508406075.
The effects of extramarital sex on depression and commitment were examined in couples seeking marital therapy. One hundred and twenty couples completed a standard assessment battery which assessed level of depression, level of commitment and demographic variables. Couples presenting extramarital sex as an issue reported higher rates of depression and lower levels of commitment to their marriages. In fact, all couples presenting extramarital sex indicated either lowered commitment, elevated depression, or both. Interestingly, it was the spouse engaging in extramarital sex who was most likely to show higher levels of depression and/or lower levels of commitment than other same sex spouses presenting for marital therapy. The need for individual sessions with the spouse engaging in extramarital sex as a preliminary step in marital therapy is discussed.
在寻求婚姻治疗的夫妻中，研究了婚外性行为对抑郁和婚姻忠诚度的影响。120对夫妻完成了一套标准评估量表，该量表评估了抑郁程度、婚姻忠诚度水平和人口统计学变量。将婚外性行为作为问题提出的夫妻报告的抑郁率更高，对婚姻的忠诚度更低。事实上，所有提出婚外性行为问题的夫妻都表现出婚姻忠诚度降低、抑郁程度升高，或两者兼而有之。有趣的是，与其他前来接受婚姻治疗的同性配偶相比，有婚外性行为的配偶最有可能表现出更高程度的抑郁和/或更低的婚姻忠诚度。本文讨论了将与有婚外性行为的配偶进行个别会谈作为婚姻治疗的初步步骤的必要性。
