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.
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men abortion abortion counselingPersistent 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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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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Coyle, Catherine T.
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Rue, Vincent M.
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Date of first publication2015-03-31
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Abstract / DescriptionUtilizing 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.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationCoyle, 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.v3i2.54en_US
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ISSN2195-7614
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/1651
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.2017
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/ejcop.v3i2.54
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Keyword(s)menen_US
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Keyword(s)abortionen_US
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Keyword(s)abortion counselingen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleMen’s Perceptions Concerning Disclosure of a Partner’s Abortion: Implications for Counselingen_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleThe European Journal of Counselling Psychology
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Page numbers159–173
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Volume3
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