Intrapersonal, interpersonal, and contextual factors in engaging in and responding to extramarital involvement. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Extramarital involvement (EMI) occurs with high preva-lence among couples in clinical and community settings, frequently resulting in considerable distress both to participants and their spouses. The field lacks a synthe-sized review of this literature. Without such a synthesis, it has been difficult for researchers and clinicians to have an understanding ofwhat is and is not known about EMI. This article reviews the large and scattered EMI literature using a framework that encompasses multiple source domains across the temporal process of engaging in and respond-ing to EMI. In addition, this review delineates conceptual and methodological limitations to previous work in this area and articulates directions for further research