Design and construction of the Attitude Towards Extramarital Behavior Questionnaire

The present study was a descriptive survey and applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the research consisted of 437 women of Tehran in 2021. The questionnaire items were adjusted using a two-dimensional profile table first. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis was used to evaluate the validity of the structure. The results showed that nine factors with eigenvalues greater than 1 explained 60.5% of the total variance of the scores and Cronbach's alpha coefficient for each component was more than 0.6. Factors of this questionnaire including "lack of awareness and knowledge about marital life skills, feeling unhealthy and upset, ignoring the values of a committed life, boredom in marriage life, lack of knowledge about the values of cohabitation, extreme control, the effect of tempting situations, response to suppressed anger are factors associated to sexual needs" that can explain the causes of extramarital behavior in women of Tehran.The results of confirmatory factor analysis were greater than 0.5 in all cases and the values of combined reliability in all components were greater than 0.7. Therefore, the questionnaire had optimal validity and reliability and is suitable for diagnosing and evaluating the type and direction of attitudes toward extramarital behavior.