“I did not expect that from you!”: Unforgiveness dimensions, attachment insecurities, and relationship under‐commitment following a relational transgression

IF 1.8 4区心理学 Q2 COMMUNICATION

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1111/pere.12568

Mireille Jean, Audrey Brassard, Susan D. Boon, Marie‐France Lafontaine, Josianne Mondor, Katherine Péloquin

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Abstract

After experiencing a relational transgression, individuals may not forgive their partner. However, unforgiveness may prove detrimental to relationship functioning for both partners, and even more so when combined with individual and relational risk factors. This study examined the associations between unforgiveness dimensions (cognitive‐evaluative, emotional‐ruminative, and offender reconstrual) and relationship under‐commitment in couples who experienced a relational transgression, and the moderating roles of attachment insecurities (attachment anxiety and avoidance) and the sample type (community vs. clinical) in these associations. The sample included 114 couples (42 from the community and 72 seeking relationship therapy); both partners completed online questionnaires. Path analyses revealed associations between the cognitive‐evaluative and offender reconstrual dimensions, and higher under‐commitment in offended partners. The association between offender reconstrual and under‐commitment was only present when offended partners exhibited low to moderate levels of attachment anxiety. The emotional‐ruminative dimension was associated with under‐commitment in both partners, but only when offended partners reported low levels of attachment avoidance. No moderation effect was found for the sample type. This study enhances understanding of post‐transgression unforgiveness and unravels some individual characteristics that are likely to affect how it relates to both partners' under‐commitment.

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"我没想到你会这样！"：不宽恕维度、依恋不安全感和关系越轨后的关系承诺不足

在经历了关系上的过失之后，个人可能不会原谅自己的伴侣。然而，不原谅可能会对伴侣双方的关系运作产生不利影响，如果再加上个人和关系风险因素，影响就更大了。本研究考察了经历过关系背叛的情侣中，不原谅维度（认知-评价、情绪-反思和罪犯重构）与关系承诺不足之间的关联，以及依恋不安全感（依恋焦虑和回避）和样本类型（社区与临床）在这些关联中的调节作用。样本包括 114 对夫妻（42 对来自社区，72 对寻求关系治疗）；夫妻双方都填写了在线问卷。路径分析揭示了认知-评价维度和犯罪者重构维度之间的关联，以及犯罪伴侣较高的承诺不足率。只有当被冒犯的伴侣表现出低度到中度的依恋焦虑时，才会出现冒犯者重新建构与承诺不足之间的关联。情绪反刍维度与伴侣双方的承诺不足有关，但只有当被冒犯的伴侣表现出较低程度的依恋回避时才会出现。样本类型没有发现调节效应。这项研究加深了人们对 "背叛后的不宽恕 "的理解，并揭示了一些可能影响其与伴侣双方承诺不足之间关系的个体特征。

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PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS Multiple-

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2.40

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6.20%

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期刊介绍： Personal Relationships, first published in 1994, is an international, interdisciplinary journal that promotes scholarship in the field of personal relationships using a wide variety of methodologies and throughout a broad range of disciplines, including psychology, sociology, communication studies, anthropology, family studies, child development, social work, and gerontology. The subject matter and approach of Personal Relationships will be of interest to researchers, teachers, and practitioners. Manuscripts examining a wide range of personal relationships, including those between romantic or intimate partners, spouses, parents and children, siblings, classmates, coworkers, neighbors, and friends are welcome.