Anxiety, Jealousy, Relationship Power Dynamics, Infidelity and Intimate Partner Violence among Young Adults in a Romantic Relationship

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Riya Sumeet Khandelwal and Kaustubh V. Yadav (Department of Liberal Arts, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, Maharashtra)

The present study aimed to analyze the effects of anxiety, jealousy, and relationship power dynamics (RPD) on infidelity and intimate partner violence (IPV). Data were collected from 182 participants (aged 18-35) via an online survey using standardized measures including the Beck Anxiety Inventory (Beck et al., 1988); Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (Pfeiffer & Wong, 1989); Relationship Power Inventory (Farrell et al., 2015); Intentions Towards Infidelity Scale (Jones et al., 2011); and Attitudes Toward Intimate Partner Violence in Dating Relationships (Fincham et al., 2008). Results revealed no significant correlation between anxiety and either infidelity or IPV. Jealousy showed a significant positive relationship with infidelity but a significant negative relationship with Intimate Partner Violence. Relationship Power Dynamic was significantly positively correlated with infidelity and negatively correlated with Intimate Partner Violence. This suggests that individuals with higher relational power have higher chances of engaging in infidelity but are less vulnerable to IPV.