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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Ethics

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  • Distressed couples often experience polarization and power struggles, exacerbated by a competitive-individualistic cultural worldview.
  • Escalated conflicts can lead to reactive and unkind partner behaviors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore relational views of self and ethics from diverse fields to counter individualistic perspectives in couple dynamics.
  • To examine the ethical responsibilities partners have for each other's identity and well-being.
  • To address couple relational ethics within a sociocultural context that often prioritizes power and competition.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review integrating philosophy, psychology, feminist theory, neurobiology, and couple and family therapy.
  • Analysis of how partners' identities and well-being are mutually impacted.
  • Exploration of the sociocultural context influencing couple dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Relational ethics offer a framework to counteract individualistic views that fuel couple polarization.
  • Partners significantly impact each other's identity and well-being, creating ethical responsibilities.
  • Sociocultural factors favoring power and competition can negatively affect relational ethics.

Conclusions:

  • Interventions promoting mutual responsibility, fairness, dialogue, and care can enhance relational ethics in couples.
  • Helping partners identify higher values and act with intentionality is key to improving relationship dynamics.
  • Therapeutic techniques can effectively enhance relational ethics, as illustrated by a case example.