COMPARISON OF ATTACHMENT STYLES, EARLY MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS IN CHILDHOOD AND PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS IN MEN WITH MALE MONAGAMY OR POLYGAMY

This study aimed to evaluate and compare the attachment styles, early maladaptive schemas and personality features in monogamous men with Polygamous men. The research method here is causal-comparative. The statistical population included all polygamous men of Fars province. The sample consisted of 65 polygamous men and 64 monogamous men. The sample was matched in terms of age, education and occupation. To collect data, the questionnaires of Hazan and Shiver’s attachment styles, Yang’s short form of maladaptive schemas and Neo’s personality traits were used. The data was analyzed by descriptive statistics and multivariate variance analysis and chi-square test. The research findings showed there isn’t any significant difference between polygamous and monogamous men in attachment styles variables, early maladaptive schemas and personality characteristics. These findings indicated that attachment style, early maladaptive schemas and personality traits cannot predict the behavior of being polygamous and no one can rely on these variables as polygamous factors , instead we should seek answers in other factors such as cultural, social, religious, sexual orientation, and marital adjustment. Keywords: attachment style, early maladaptive schemas, personality traits, monogamy, polygamy