The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts

Steffens, Barbara A.; Rennie, Robyn Lynette

doi:10.1080/10720160600870802

Cited by 36 publications

(52 citation statements)

References 36 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Women who are in romantic relationships with hypersexual men have reported experiencing significantly more marital distress compared to women in relationships with non-hypersexual men (Reid, Carpenter & Draper, 2011;Reid, Carpenter, Draper & Manning, 2010). Steffens and Rennie (2006) found that a majority of women construed disclosing their husband's sexually compulsive behavior to others as a traumatic event. In addition, approximately 70% of women in this study met all but criteria A1 for post-traumatic stress disorder, and 50% of the sample exhibited moderate to severe symptoms.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Excessive pornography use by one partner in a romantic relationship may be perceived as a threat to the stability of long term relationships and marriages (Bergner & Bridges, 2002;Featherstone, 2005;Parker & Wampler, 2003;Schneider, 2000). Women indicate that finding a partner's pornographic materials can be particularly distressing and unsettling (Bridges et al, 2003;Steffens & Rennie, 2006). Some research suggests that, for a sizeable minority of women, high pornography use by a male partner is as distressing and destabilizing to the relationship as an actual affair (Bridges et al, 2003;Schneider, 2000).…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Perceptions of relationship satisfaction and addictive behavior: Comparing pornography and marijuana use

Pyle¹,

Bridges²

2012

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background and aims:Research indicates that excessive pornography use can negatively impact romantic relationships. However, it is unclear whether these negative outcomes are different than negative outcomes produced by other compulsive or addictive behaviors, such as drug use. This study compared perceptions of relationship outcomes from either a romantic partner's excessive marijuana or pornography use. Furthermore, this study experimentally manipulated four factors potentially related to perceptions of relationship satisfaction and addictive behavior. Methods: A total of 186 college-aged women read 16 scenarios describing heterosexual romantic relationships in which one partner used either pornography or marijuana. Each scenario varied on four variables: relationship commitment, secrecy of partner's behavior, frequency of partner's behavior, and context of partner's behavior. Results: Results suggest that partner pornography and marijuana use are perceived to impact romantic relationships similarly and are influenced by similar factors, such as greater frequency, higher secrecy, and partner's availability for interaction. Conclusions: Such findings are consistent with recommendations by professionals that compulsive pornography use be considered worthy of treatment intervention.

show abstract

mentioning

confidence: 99%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

Perceptions of relationship satisfaction and addictive behavior: Comparing pornography and marijuana use

Pyle¹,

Bridges²

2012

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Muchos de ellos acuden a consulta cuando su pareja descubre su conducta sexual: en estas situaciones, resulta habitual que se produzca una separación o que, en el mejor de los casos, se lance a los pacientes un ultimátum donde lo único que puede evitar la separación es el cambio de la conducta sexual (Steffens & Rennie, 2006). En este sentido, es importante implicar a la pareja en el proceso de evaluación inicial ya que la terapia familiar y de pareja son cruciales, siendo el apoyo del entorno familiar uno de los principales predictores de la eficacia del tratamiento Kafka, 2007).…”

Section: Concepto De Compulsividad Sexualunclassified

“…Muchos de los pacientes con este cuadro clínico sufren sus síntomas sin consultar a un especialista. De entre los que sí lo hacen, la mayoría son pacientes cuyo cuadro clínico alcanza una gravedad que les impide llevar una vida normal (Steffens & Rennie, 2006), de modo que es posible que las estimaciones actuales de CS correspondan a los casos más graves y no a aquellas condiciones clínicas donde si bien la patología está presente, su intensidad, saliencia e interferencia es menor (Reid, 2013).…”

Section: Prevalencia De La Csunclassified

“…Las parejas de pacientes con CS se enfrentan al hecho de que sus esfuerzos por satisfacer sexualmente a su pareja no son suficientes y, en algunos casos, a que éstos les hayan sido infieles. En un estudio realizado con 63 mujeres de pacientes con CS, la gran mayoría experimentó una fuerte reacción emocional al enterarse del problema sexual de sus parejas, que en muchos casos llevaba aparejado el haber sufrido una infidelidad (Steffens & Rennie, 2006 o "me ha impedido mi desarrollo personal"); 2) consecuencias interpersonales ("mis amistades se han visto dañadas" o "he perdido la oportunidad de tener pareja estable") y; 3)…”

Section: Consecuencias De La Csunclassified

See 1 more Smart Citation

Prevalencia, comorbilidad y correlatos psicológicos de la compulsividad sexual

Castro-Calvo¹

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Post‐traumatic stress and psychological health following infidelity in unmarried young adults

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Infidelity is often conceptualized as a traumatic event; however, little research has explored this topic empirically, particularly in unmarried adults. We determined the prevalence of infidelity-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among unmarried adults who experienced a partner's infidelity and whether probable infidelity-related PTSD was associated with additional psychological health outcomes (i.e., depressive symptoms, perceived stress, and anxiety symptoms). We also investigated whether negative post-traumatic cognitions mediated the associations between infidelity-related PTSD symptoms and psychological health. This study included 73 adults (M age = 19.42, SE = 0.19 years) who experienced infidelity within a committed nonmarital relationship within the last 5 years. Controlling for gender, race, and exposure to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatric Disorders Criterion A traumas, 45.2% of our sample reported symptoms suggesting probable infidelity-related PTSD. Whether used as continuous or categorical predictor, infidelity-related PTSD symptoms were significantly associated with depressive symptoms, although results for perceived stress and anxiety symptoms were mixed.Post-traumatic cognitions acted as a partial mediator for depressive symptoms and full mediator for perceived stress and anxiety symptoms. This empirical evidence suggests that infidelity may produce PTSD symptoms at a relatively high rate, even in unmarried young adults, and may put individuals at risk for poorer psychological health, partially through post-traumatic cognitions. K E Y W O R D Sclose relationships, infidelity, post-traumatic cognitions, post-traumatic stress, psychological health, PTSD, young adults

show abstract

The Traumatic Nature of Disclosure for Wives of Sexual Addicts

Cited by 36 publications

References 36 publications

Perceptions of relationship satisfaction and addictive behavior: Comparing pornography and marijuana use

Perceptions of relationship satisfaction and addictive behavior: Comparing pornography and marijuana use

Prevalencia, comorbilidad y correlatos psicológicos de la compulsividad sexual

Post‐traumatic stress and psychological health following infidelity in unmarried young adults

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About