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For the first article the researchers used both Chi-Square and ANOVA as their choice of tests.

Their findings: There were 70 cheaters (21.9 %) and 250 non-cheaters (78.1 %). A significantly greater proportion of men (35.9 %) had engaged in dating infidelity than women (16.2 %)

Their research question was that the interaction of past cheating experience with participant gender and character gender would affect perceptions of infidelity was supported. Men with cheating experience were most accepting and forgiving of the male cheating character and women with cheating experience were most accepting and forgiving of the female cheating character.

For this study the researchers used a regression analysis paired with t-tests on independent and dependent samples.

Research question: The impact of extramarital sexual involvement on marital disruption?

The findings: The statistics show extra marital sex brings about a 67% increase in the hazard of disruption. The rate of occurrence of EMS is low at 11.4%.  Husbands were close to three times more likely than wives to be the extramarital involved party. Also, about 12% of marriages had experienced a separation due to marital difficulties.

References

DeMaris, A. (2013). Burning the candle at both ends: Extramarital sex as a precursor of marital

disruption. Journal of Family Issues, 34(11), 1474-1499.

doi:10.1177/0192513X12470833

Sharpe, D., Walters, A., & Goren, M. (2013). Effect of Cheating Experience on Attitudes toward

Infidelity. Sexuality & Culture, 17(4), 643-658. doi:10.1007/s12119-013-9169-2

Family violence and abuse has been a hot topic in the recent past of the first world countries in particular and the rest of the world in general. Medical professionals, psychologists, psychiatrists, human development experts and researchers have been focusing on finding the root causes of such behaviors and possible remedies as well. Researchers have interviewed, tested, observed, and evaluated thousands of people in an attempt to discover the factors that contribute to family violence. Unfortunately, to date no one authority has discovered the single correct answer. However, it is incumbent on all professionals to have at least a cursory knowledge of the more commonly cited theories of family violence. These theories may be grouped into three main models or categories: the psychiatric classifications, the social-psychological models, and the sociocultural models (Steele, 1987). In order to expand upon many types of theories related to family violence and abuse there are several sub categories to consider, including but not limited to physical abuse, mental abuse, psychological abuse, financial abuse and sexual abuse etc.

Violence in the marital subsystem, also known as “domestic violence” or “intimate partner violence” has been the focus of considerable research attention. This is no doubt fueled by the increased public awareness of domestic violence and its negative consequences for families (Flora, 2011, P. 358). In general terms, to understand family violence by analyzing the offender’s personality traits and mental status is seen as psychological analysis of mental disorders which contributes to such abusive behavior. Domestic abuse between spouses or intimate partners is when one person in a marital or intimate relationship tries to control the other person. The perpetrator uses fear and intimidation and may threaten to use or may actually use physical violence. Domestic abuse that includes physical violence is called domestic violence. Violence involving other family members is called the family violence. A snapshot of recent data from participating states, showing family violence is attached as cross tabulation chart for easy reference.

References:

Flora, J. (2011). Family Communication (2nd Edition). Florence, KY, USA: Routledge.

Steele, B (1987). “Psychodynamic Factors in Child Abuse,” in R. E. Helfer and R. S. Kempe, eds., The Battered Child, 4th ed. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Retrieved Online From: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/assets/hip/us/hip_us_pearsonhighered/samplechapter/0205679706.pdf  June 22, 2016

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