Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Schmidt, Alexandra E.
• Green, Mary S.
• Sibley, D. Scott
• Prouty, Anne M.

Titel

Effects of Parental Infidelity on Adult Children's Relational Ethics With Their Partners: A Contextual Perspective

Ist Teil von

• Journal of couple & relationship therapy, 2016-07, Vol.15 (3), p.193-212

Ort / Verlag

Abingdon: Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

Quelle

Taylor & Francis

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study used the lens of contextual therapy to explore the influence of parental infidelity on adult children's perceptions of relational ethics in their relationship with their partners. A predominantly female sample (N = 411) completed a survey about trust, fairness, and loyalty within their current romantic relationship. Results showed a significant relationship between fathers' infidelity and lower levels of horizontal relational ethics, and participants' own participation in infidelity partially mediated the relationship between fathers' infidelity and horizontal relational ethics. The relationship between mothers' infidelity and relational ethics was not significant. Recommendations for clinical practice and future research are discussed.