Hello Diana! You were right to go with your instincts, "respect for" is correct in that sentence. Now, I do believe there are some instances "respect about" and "respect to" might be used, and there are cases where none are used, but a hint might be that if you're saying something with "have" as in "to HAVE respect" then it will include a "for". So "to have respect for". "Respect about" I don't think I hear very much...but it's not non-existent. As far as I can think of, only happens when you're saying "I respect x about someone". Examples: "Our mayor is very honest, I respect that about her." "You never give up, I respect that about you." Or even "That I never give up is one of the things people respect about me." As for "respect to", hmm...there is "with respect to" and "in respect to" which means "when it comes to" or "in regards to". But I don't hear that very much. I actually hear it more in it's portuguese equivalent "a respeito de". :p There is also "all due respect to". Examples: "My grandfather says black cats bring bad luck." "All due respect to your grandfather, but that's a silly superstition." There is "to pay your respects to someone" in funerals or memorials and what not. Like..."I am here to pay my respects to your father." It is a bit overly emphatic, though, in my opinion. If you went to such an event/place you'd most likely just say "I'm here to pay my respects" if, for some reason, you needed to clarify...or "I'm going to pay my respects" if you took a moment alone to honor whoever was lost. Honestly, I feel you don't see or use "respect to" or "respect about" anywhere near as much as you do "respect for". Or rather "to have respect for". This got pretty long, sorry about that. Hopefully I didn't leave you confused. Though, if you do still have questions, please don't hesitate to ask. :)

You are right. "Respect for" is almost an expression. Respect is always followed by "for" if you are using a noun to describe the respect.