Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual factors in engaging in and responding to extramarital involvement Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Extramarital involvement (EMI) occurs with high prevalence among couples in clinical and community settings, frequently resulting in considerable distress both to participants and their spouses. The field lacks a synthesized review of this literature. Without such a synthesis, it has been difficult for researchers and clinicians to have an understanding of what is and is not known about EMI. This article reviews the large and scattered EMI literature using a framework that encompasses multiple source domains across the temporal process of engaging in and responding to EMI. In addition, this review delineates conceptual and methodological limitations to previous work in this area and articulates directions for further research. The Author 2005. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Psychological Association D12. All rights reserved.

published proceedings

  • CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE

altmetric score

  • 5.08

author list (cited authors)

  • Allen, E. S., Atkins, D. C., Baucom, D. H., Snyder, D. K., Gordon, K. C., & Glass, S. P.

citation count

  • 207

complete list of authors

  • Allen, ES||Atkins, DC||Baucom, DH||Snyder, DK||Gordon, KC||Glass, SP

publication date

  • June 2005