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Men’s Perceptions Concerning Disclosure of a Partner’s Abortion: Implications for Counseling

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Coyle, Catherine T.
Rue, Vincent M.

Abstract / Description

Utilizing an online survey, adult male partners of women who underwent induced abortion were queried concerning the men’s disclosure of the experience to others. Responses were obtained from 101 men who identified positive and negative aspects related to their disclosure. Positive aspects included: relief, spiritual benefits, support, acceptance, empathy, forgiveness, helping others, acknowledgment of child, and increased understanding. Negative aspects included: lack of empathy, pain of facing reality, lack of resolution, and condemnation. For this group of men, disclosure was perceived positively more often than negatively. Implications for counseling are discussed.

Keyword(s)

men abortion abortion counseling

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2015-03-31

Journal title

The European Journal of Counselling Psychology

Volume

3

Issue

2

Page numbers

159–173

Publisher

PsychOpen GOLD

Publication status

publishedVersion

Review status

peerReviewed

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Citation

Coyle, C. T., & Rue, V. M. (2015). Men’s Perceptions Concerning Disclosure of a Partner’s Abortion: Implications for Counseling. The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 3(2), 159–173. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v3i2.54
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Coyle, Catherine T.
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Rue, Vincent M.
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2018-11-29T07:49:01Z
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    2018-11-29T07:49:01Z
  • Date of first publication
    2015-03-31
  • Abstract / Description
    Utilizing an online survey, adult male partners of women who underwent induced abortion were queried concerning the men’s disclosure of the experience to others. Responses were obtained from 101 men who identified positive and negative aspects related to their disclosure. Positive aspects included: relief, spiritual benefits, support, acceptance, empathy, forgiveness, helping others, acknowledgment of child, and increased understanding. Negative aspects included: lack of empathy, pain of facing reality, lack of resolution, and condemnation. For this group of men, disclosure was perceived positively more often than negatively. Implications for counseling are discussed.
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  • Publication status
    publishedVersion
  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Coyle, C. T., & Rue, V. M. (2015). Men’s Perceptions Concerning Disclosure of a Partner’s Abortion: Implications for Counseling. The European Journal of Counselling Psychology, 3(2), 159–173. https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v3i2.54
    en_US
  • ISSN
    2195-7614
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1651
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2017
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen GOLD
  • Is version of
    https://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v3i2.54
  • Keyword(s)
    men
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  • Keyword(s)
    abortion
    en_US
  • Keyword(s)
    abortion counseling
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  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Men’s Perceptions Concerning Disclosure of a Partner’s Abortion: Implications for Counseling
    en_US
  • DRO type
    article
  • Issue
    2
  • Journal title
    The European Journal of Counselling Psychology
  • Page numbers
    159–173
  • Volume
    3
  • Visible tag(s)
    Version of Record