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When Love is Betrayed By S. S. Feldman and E. Cauffman

When Love is Betrayed By S. S. Feldman and E. Cauffman. Roxy Todd Mica Mead Daniel Sockwell Annika Williams. Background of Betrayal. Define betrayal Instability of teenage relationships Lack of defined sexual contracts in teenage relationships. Background of the study.

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When Love is Betrayed By S. S. Feldman and E. Cauffman

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  1. When Love is BetrayedBy S. S. Feldman and E. Cauffman Roxy Todd Mica Mead Daniel Sockwell Annika Williams

  2. Background of Betrayal • Define betrayal • Instability of teenage relationships • Lack of defined sexual contracts in teenage relationships

  3. Background of the study • One of the first studies to examine past incidents of betrayal. • Aggrieved • Perpetrator

  4. 216 students College age (18-24) 52% female 42% male Had to be heterosexual and unmarried 59% non-divorced parents 41% divorced parents Participants

  5. Methods • Questionnaire Examine experiences of perpetrator and aggrieved Who was the perpetrator involved with? How was this act discovered? How did this act affect relationship? Motives behind betrayal….

  6. Verified incidences of betrayal • 40% reported perpetration • 56% reported aggrieved

  7. Perpetrators’ Results • Motives • Magnetic Attraction • Unsure of Relationship • Bad Relationship • Thought they could avoid detection • Vindictive

  8. Perpetrators’ Results • Who did they commit the betrayal with? -Stranger, Acquaintance, Friend • How was the betrayal discovered? -83% said they confessed to the betrayal.

  9. Perpetrators’ Results • Subjects rated themselves on 17 emotions using a 4 point scale. • 50% Reported negative emotions • 43% Reported positive emotions

  10. Perpetrators’ Results • Effect on the relationship • Terminated by the perpetrator-32% • Terminated by the aggrieved-28% • Agreed to be monogamous-26% • Renegotiations to relationship-14%

  11. Aggrieved Report • Found out betrayal through: • Erring partner in 50% of cases • A third partner in 30% of cases • Figuring it out by themselves in 20% of cases

  12. Aggrieved Report • Results did not match up in the following areas: • Aggrieved were less likely to state that perpetrator confessed (50% vs. 83%) • Aggrieved more likely to claim aggrieved figured betrayal out (30% vs. 8%) • Aggrieved more likely to claim that third party had relayed info (20% vs. 8%)

  13. Aggrieved report continued… • Upon discovery of the betrayal, majority of aggrieved reported relationship was terminated—usually by the aggrieved • On the other hand, one-third of perpetrators reported that the aggrieved had terminated relationship upon discovery • Can see the self-serving action bias

  14. Gender Differences Both male and females were equally found to be perpetrators/aggrieved Only difference was the reaction of the aggrieved: Females were more likely to makeup after and did not withdraw or become violent.

  15. Problems with Study • Lacking in sufficient participants • Unvaried demographic regional study • Heterosexuals only • Possibly too subjective • Study is biased by researchers’ approach- more sympathy for the aggrieved

  16. Discussion • 43% of the perpetrators reported having positive emotions when betrayal was mentioned, why do you think this is? • What kind of learning opportunities can result from some form of betrayal for adolescents?

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