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The role of sincere amends and perceived partner responsiveness in forgiveness
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In this paper, the authors examined the extent to which perceiving a partner as responsive and sincere in making amends relates to participants' forgiveness of a partner after a real-life hurtful event.Abstract:
In a sample of 188 people currently in a romantic relationship, the authors examined the extent to which perceiving a partner as responsive and sincere in making amends relates to participants' forgiveness of a partner after a real-life hurtful event. Specifically, it was predicted that sincere amends would be associated with greater forgiveness because it conveys that one's partner has understood and validated one's experience of the hurtful event. Results supported this mediational model. Further, exploratory analyses suggested that this meditational model is moderated by event severity and relationship satisfaction. Discussion focuses on understanding how this work might help to inform the dynamic process of forgiveness in couples.read more
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The Manhattan effect: When relationship commitment fails to promote support for partners’ interests
TL;DR: The findings suggest that the partner-versus-relationship conflicts provide fertile ground for novel theorizing and empirical investigations and that relationship commitment appears to be less of a partner-promoting construct than relationship science has suggested; instead, its role seems to be focused on promoting the interests of the relationship.
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Forgiveness and Subjective Well-Being: Discussing Mechanisms, Contexts, and Rationales
TL;DR: Forgiveness often is discussed as a release of negative emotions or intentions for revenge against a transgressor as mentioned in this paper, and some may forget the profound benefits that forgiveness may hold for personal well-being.
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Measuring forgiveness: A systematic review.
Maria Fernández-Capo,Silvia Recoder Fernández,María Gámiz Sanfeliu,Juana Gómez Benito,Everett L. Worthington +4 more
TL;DR: Forgiveness is frequently investigated, and many methods of assessment have been used as discussed by the authors. However, discerning which methods to use for which purposes has generally not been based on systematic analysis.
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The role of hope in conflict management and relational maintenance
TL;DR: The authors examined how dispositional and relationship-specific hope influence communication in romantic relationships and found that dispositional hope was positively associated with active and constructive conflict responses and negatively associated with passive and destructive conflict responses.
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Perceived Partner Responsiveness Forecasts Behavioral Intimacy as Measured by Affectionate Touch.
TL;DR: Affectionate touch is an important behavior in close relationships throughout the lifespan as discussed by the authors, and many studies have investigated the relational and individual psychological and physical benefits of affectiona cation.
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Interpersonal Forgiving in Close Relationships: II. Theoretical Elaboration and Measurement
Michael E. McCullough,Kenneth C. Rachal,Steven J. Sandage,Everett L. Worthington,Brown Sw,Hight Tl +5 more
TL;DR: The development of the transgression-related interpersonal motivations inventory is described--a self-report measure designed to assess the 2-component motivational system (Avoidance and Revenge) posited to underlie forgiving, which demonstrated a variety of desirable psychometric properties.