Os lutos da mulher diante da infidelidade conjugal

• Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo, Ana Cristina Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2013
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_SP
• Texto Completo: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/15321
• topic: Infidelidade conjugal; Perda ambígua; Luto não reconhecido; Marital infidelity; Ambiguous loss; Disfranchised grief; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

Infidelity refers to any form of romantic and/or sexual involvement, for a short or a long period, which occurs while the individual is in a relationship with another person. It has several impacts, especially regarding the losses about what was expected for self, partner and relationship. Marital infidelity can be understand as an ambiguous loss, since even with the presence of the unfaithful partner, he is not seen in the same way, and changes occur in his role within the family. Since it involves ambivalence, it can result in disfranchised grief, a risk factor for complicated grief. Therefore, the aim of this study was to understand the experience of women who faced the infidelity of their spouses, and identify the losses involved in this process. Case studies were conducted with four straight women who discovered the infidelity of spouse or it was revealed. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed qualitatively based on theories that refer to marital relationships and grief. With the analysis of the cases, it was possible to realize that marital infidelity actually result in multiple losses. However, it may have positive aspects such as creativity and maturity, propelling changes. It was noticeable that all participants, somehow, value romantic love. On the other hand, historical influences regarding the naturalization of male sexual behavior are present in their speech. The inherent risks of disfranchised and self-disfranchised grief were confirmed, which may difficult the integration process of elaboration. The understanding of marital infidelity as ambiguous loss and disfranchised grief can help to validate this experience socially and intrapsychically, contributing to build a society that recognizes the mourning in its different manifestations. The results reaffirm the losses involved in the experience of women in the face of marital infidelity, and suggest the need for new empirical studies related to this subject