Understanding the severity of attachment injury-related stress symptoms via the reasons for forgiveness and unforgiveness identified by injured romantic partners

IF 1.3 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, APPLIED
Leah M. Clement , Marie-France Lafontaine , Michelle Lonergan , Alexia Gignac , Katherine Péloquin
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Abstract

Introduction

Failure to provide comfort and care to a romantic partner in a moment of need for support can result in feelings of betrayal and abandonment, and impact trust. This type of relationship trauma is referred to as an attachment injury, which can have negative psychological consequences for the injured partner and for some, it is more difficult to adjust. It appears that forgiveness favors reconciliation in couples who have experienced an attachment injury, whereas unforgiveness can prevent its resolution. But, are the reasons for forgiving or not forgiving a partner associated with adjustment to an attachment injury in injured partners?

Objectives

This mixed-methods (qualitative and quantitative) study aimed to (1) identify the reasons for forgiving and not forgiving an attachment injury and to organize these reasons into themes, and (2) examine the associations between the forgiveness and unforgiveness themes and the severity of injury-related stress symptoms.

Method

A total of 84 participants who forgave and 50 who did not forgive their partner provided reasons for their decision and completed a measure of injury-related stress symptoms. Data were analyzed using thematic content analysis and multiple regressions.

Results

Seven themes of reasons for forgiveness and eleven themes of reasons for unforgiveness were identified. The forgiveness theme Strong partner commitment to repairing the injury on the part of the injuring partner was associated with lower injury-related stress symptoms, whereas the forgiveness theme I understand my partner and/or the context in which the injury occurred was associated with higher injury-related stress symptoms. The themes of reasons for unforgiveness were not significantly associated with injury-related stress symptoms.

Conclusion

This study provides a foundation for the development of a psychosocial model of forgiveness and unforgiveness among partners who experienced an attachment injury in their romantic relationship.

通过受伤害的恋爱伴侣提出的宽恕和不宽恕理由,了解依恋伤害相关压力症状的严重程度
导言在恋爱伴侣需要支持的时候,如果不能给予安慰和关怀,就会导致背叛感和被抛弃感,并影响信任。这种关系创伤被称为依恋伤害,会给受伤害的伴侣带来负面的心理影响,对某些人来说,这种伤害更难调整。在经历过依恋伤害的夫妻中,宽恕似乎有利于和解,而不宽恕则会阻碍问题的解决。但是,原谅或不原谅伴侣的原因是否与受伤伴侣对依恋伤害的适应有关呢?这项混合方法(定性和定量)研究旨在:(1)确定原谅或不原谅依恋伤害的原因,并将这些原因归纳为主题;(2)研究原谅和不原谅主题与受伤相关压力症状严重程度之间的关联。采用主题内容分析法和多元回归法对数据进行了分析。结果确定了七个原谅理由主题和十一个不原谅理由主题。受伤伴侣对修复伤害的强烈承诺与较低的伤害相关压力症状有关,而我理解我的伴侣和/或伤害发生的背景与较高的伤害相关压力症状有关。结论:本研究为在恋爱关系中经历过依恋伤害的伴侣之间建立宽恕和不宽恕的心理社会模型奠定了基础。
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期刊介绍: The aim of the Revue européenne de Psychologie appliquée / European Review of Applied Psychology is to promote high-quality applications of psychology to all areas of specialization, and to foster exchange among researchers and professionals. Its policy is to attract a wide range of contributions, including empirical research, overviews of target issues, case studies, descriptions of instruments for research and diagnosis, and theoretical work related to applied psychology. In all cases, authors will refer to published and verificable facts, whether established in the study being reported or in earlier publications.
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