%0 Journal Article
%T Infidelity¡¯s aftermath: Appraisals, mental health, and health
%A Daniel J. Weigel
%A M. Rosie Shrout
%J Journal of Social and Personal Relationships
%@ 1460-3608
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0265407517704091
%X Guided by transactional stress theory, this research investigated the role of appraisals in noninvolved partners¡¯ mental health and health-compromising behaviors after infidelity. Responses from 232 college students who were recently cheated on revealed that negative appraisals (partner blame, self-blame, and causal attribution) had indirect effects on health-compromising behaviors through mental health (depression, anxiety, and distress). Moderated mediation analyses revealed that gender altered the indirect effect of partner and self-blame on health-compromising behaviors through mental health. Men¡¯s health-compromising behaviors did not differ based on their appraisals or mental health. However, women who reported negative appraisals and high levels of mental health consequences engaged in more health-compromising behaviors. These findings suggest that perceptions of a partner¡¯s infidelity are important, and that those perceptions affect noninvolved partners¡¯ mental health and physical health behaviors
%K Attribution
%K blame
%K health
%K infidelity
%K mental health
%K romantic relationships
%K stress
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0265407517704091