A Contextual Perspective on Associations Between Reported Parental Infidelity and Relational Ethics of the Adult Children

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 354-363
Author(s):  
Codina Kawar ◽  
Jennifer Coppola ◽  
Rashmi Gangamma
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Parental Infidelity

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

2015 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra E. Schmidt ◽  
Mary S. Green ◽  
D. Scott Sibley ◽  
Anne M. Prouty
Keyword(s):  
Relational Ethics ◽  
Parental Infidelity

scholarly journals Adult Children’s Discovery of Their Parents’ Infidelity

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-80 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allison R. Thorson
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Ripple Effect ◽  
Family Identity ◽  
Parental Infidelity

Infidelity affects the relationships for all individuals connected to an affair. This study represents a first step in understanding the ripple effect of this phenomenon by examining how adult children recalled becoming aware of their parents’ infidelity. Participants included 125 individuals, reporting on 149 parental infidelities (24 participants indicated that both their mother and father engaged in infidelity). After sharing the story of how they learned about the infidelities that occurred in their parents’ relationship, discovery stories were coded and analyzed, resulting in a five category typology of methods by which children discovered their parents’ infidelity: family member, explicit, offending parent, incremental, and third party discovery. These findings are compared and contrasted to previous research, and the implications of this study for future research on parental infidelity and theorizing on privacy, shared family identity, and uncertainty are discussed.

Investigating the relationships between unfaithful parent’s apologies, adult children’s third-party forgiveness, and communication of forgiveness following parental infidelity

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 2759-2780
Author(s):  
Allison R. Thorson
Keyword(s):  
Adult Children ◽  
Partial Correlation ◽  
Third Party ◽  
The Third ◽  
Correlation Analyses ◽  
The Third Party ◽  
Sincere Apology ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parental Infidelity

Guided by theorizing on forgiveness, this study examined the impact of communication on the third-party forgiveness process for adult children following the discovery of their parents’ infidelity. Results from a series of parallel mediated regression and partial correlation analyses advance theorizing on parental infidelity and third-party forgiveness, such that they inform readers that adult children are generally more likely to forgive their unfaithful parent for engaging in infidelity when unfaithful parents offer a sincere apology to them for engaging in this transgression. Two variables—empathy and attributions—were identified as significant mediators of the third-party forgiveness process. Last, the relationships between third-party forgiveness and communicative forgiveness granting tactics were examined. These findings provide a greater understanding of the impact of communication on the forgiveness process, the communication surrounding parental infidelity, and third-party forgiveness.

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