Infidelidade: o virtual invade a conjugalidade - o que buscam os usuários de sites de infidelidade

• Autor(a) principal: Zerbini, Maria Irene dos Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2014
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_SP
• Texto Completo: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/15332
• topic: Infidelidade virtual; Conjugalidade; Sites de infidelidade; Virtual infidelity; Conjugality; Infidelity-oriented website; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

The aim of this qualitative and quantitative research was to better understand what the users of an infidelity-oriented website search for. Infidelity is a recurring theme in couples therapy clinic and with the advent of the internet, new and different modalities of extramarital modalities have become part of marital dynamics. According to the specialized websites, the internet functions as a facilitating element for infidelity since it associates anonymity between contacts and privacy of users. In order to guarantee the anonymity of the users we decided upon using Discourse of the Collective Subject as a method, which allows us to express the manifest content of spontaneous discourse which users add to their profiles and so we have constructed collective thought in the form of discourse. In order to observe the phenomenon, we have adopted the point of view of conjugality, Attachment Theory, Life Cycle model, and Investment Model. Profile data from 270 users of an infidelity-oriented website were analyzed, consisting of 154 women and 116 men, all of which, according to the website´s information, are in committed relationships and reside in the state of São Paulo. All users showed spontaneous discourse registered in their profile, and our approach was to relate the quantitative aspects about what they were looking for in the website with qualitative aspects expressed through spontaneous written content. The users were separated into three age groups: 25-35, 36-45, and 46-60 years old. Results show differences between men and women and also differences between age groups. There were also marked differences on site connection frequency between genders, where men consisted of 13.8% and women 74% of online participants. The full face and body photos posted by women (63%) showed higher results than men (24%), and in the private photo galleries where more intimate photos are posted there is a significant increase in the 46 to 60 years old demographic. What attracts women to the website seems to differ in the different age groups, but all show interest in good personal hygiene and a good sense of humor; men showed variations according to age groups, but in all age groups seem to be attracted to discretion, confidentiality, good personal hygiene and a good sense of humor. Both men and women showed similarities in what they expect from intimacy even though there were choice differences depending on age groups. Qualitative analysis of the Collective Subject Discourse showed expressions which corroborate quantitative analysis data differently in each age group