| Autor: |
Jeanfreau, Michelle M., Herring, Angel, Jurich†, Anthony P. |
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Marriage & Family Review; Sep2016, Vol. 52 Issue 6, p535-547, 13p |
| Abstrakt: |
The research used qualitative methods to begin exploring how individual’s decision-making enhances their risk of having a marital affair. Particularly how does a woman give herself permission to move forward with having an affair? Semistructured interviews were recorded with women who had a marital affair and then transcribed in preparation for coding. The transcendental phenomenological model was used to analyze the data collected. Sensitizing concepts were used as a base in identifying how participants were able to limit their cognitive dissonance as a way of giving themselves permission to have an affair. The results found four methods of limiting cognitive dissonance: not being worthy of loyalty, rationalization, guilt-free infidelity, and compartmentalization. Clinical implications are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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