Business | Open Access Articles | Digital Commons Network™

When Your Partner Cheats: Financial Infidelity In Committed Couples, Michael D. Mong, Hans Stadthagen, Kenji Noguchi, Michelle Jeanfreau Jan 2021

When Your Partner Cheats: Financial Infidelity In Committed Couples, Michael D. Mong, Hans Stadthagen, Kenji Noguchi, Michelle Jeanfreau

Journal of Financial Therapy

The present study evaluated the affective, behavioral, and cognitive responses of 203 participants who were queried about their romantic partners’ potential financial infidelity as well as their own. Results were analyzed through the lens of the ABC model (affect, behavior, cognition) and indicated that participants would be much more upset and less accepting if their romantic partner: filed for bankruptcy without their partner’s knowledge, gambled away money without telling their partner, lied to cover up a debt, kept a secret account, took out savings without consulting their partner, spent money on pornographic material without telling their partners, hid credit card …

Go to article

Editorial Vol. 12 Issue 1, Kristy L. Archuleta, Sarah D. Asebedo Jan 2021

Editorial Vol. 12 Issue 1, Kristy L. Archuleta, Sarah D. Asebedo

Journal of Financial Therapy

We have exciting news to share with you in the Editorial Vol. 12 Issue 1! First we have an upcoming special issue on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity that is slated to be published in December 2022. Second, but for the first time in JFT history, we are officially transitioning editors. We are excited for the future of the Journal of Financial Therapy. We hope you enjoy this issue.

Go to article

Editorial Vol. 12 Issue 2, Sarah D. Asebedo Jan 2021

Editorial Vol. 12 Issue 2, Sarah D. Asebedo

Journal of Financial Therapy

This issue features the award-winning Best Paper from the Financial Therapy Association 2021 Annual Conference amongst other notable papers covering various topics including money and grief, attachment styles, money and sex, money scripts and investment advice, financial biases, and the connection between financial threat and health. Be sure to check out the book review of Silver Spoon Kids: How Successful Parents Raise Responsible Children, and the researcher and practitioner profiles introducing Dr. Derek J. Sensenig and Derek Hagen, respectively. We hope you enjoy this issue!

Go to article

When Money Can’T Be Avoided: Helping Money Avoidant Widows Using The Changes And Grief Model (Fta Best Paper Award), Deb Finnegan Biever, Nipa Patel, Ashley Agnew, Daniel Kopp, Jodi Krausman, Megan A. Mccoy Jan 2021

When Money Can’T Be Avoided: Helping Money Avoidant Widows Using The Changes And Grief Model (Fta Best Paper Award), Deb Finnegan Biever, Nipa Patel, Ashley Agnew, Daniel Kopp, Jodi Krausman, Megan A. Mccoy

Journal of Financial Therapy

Widows represent one of the fastest-growing demographics due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Many widows also lost their family’s financial manager because more men hold the role of household financial manager. When their spouse dies, the widow can experience unhealthy attitudes towards finances and financial anxiety. The Changes and Grief Model for Financial Guidance pairs financial therapy techniques and inquiry methods, such as The Work of Byron Katie®, with the grief process and the change cycle. Using this model enables financial practitioners, mental health practitioners, and financial therapists to recognize the stage of grief the widow is experiencing and use …

Go to article

Financial Capability, Financial Threat, And Health: Implications For Social Work Practice, Sally A. Hageman, Edward Pecukonis Jan 2021

Financial Capability, Financial Threat, And Health: Implications For Social Work Practice, Sally A. Hageman, Edward Pecukonis

Journal of Financial Therapy

Interest in financial capability and financial threat has gained momentum in social work. However, little is known about the relationship between an individual’s financial capability and perception of financial threat with self-reported health scores. This study examines connections between financial capability, financial threat, and self-reported health scores. Primary data was collected via a paper and pencil survey yielding responses from 153 adults ages 18 and older. Respondents primarily came from the east coast of the United States. Results indicate lower Financial Threat Scores (FTS) are significantly correlated with better self-reported health scores. Regression results reveal FTS is a significant predictor …

Go to article

Practitioner Profile: An Interview With Derek Hagen, Derek Hagen Jan 2021