Can't Let It Go: Hate in Interpersonal Relationships

Q3 Psychology

Journal of Relationships Research Pub Date : 2016-02-29 DOI:10.1017/jrr.2016.2

Katherine Aumer, Anne Cathrine Krebs Bahn, Cortney Janicki, Nicolas Guzman, Natalie Pierson, S. Strand, Helene Totlund

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Abstract

Theories concerning hatred in personal relationships lack empirical evidence. These two studies address the need to provide empirical information about how hate works in interpersonal, loving relationships. Effort justification theory (Aronson & Mills, 1959) suggests that past hate may have a beneficial function in relationships that remain together; however, if hate is a truly destructive motivation (Rempel & Burris, 2005), this hate may have a lasting irreconcilable impact on the quality of the relationship. By surveying people in both the United States and Norway about their personal loving relationships, we discovered that hatred leaves a lasting deleterious impression on interpersonal relationships. People are more likely to report less intimacy, satisfaction, and love with people they have previously hated. Furthermore, effort justification and cognitive dissonance, when measured as relationship length, was observed in the report of higher commitment to those previously hated. Future assessments of relationship quality should consider measuring hatred and length of relationship.

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无法释怀:人际关系中的仇恨

人际关系中的仇恨理论缺乏经验证据。这两项研究需要提供关于仇恨如何在人际关系、爱情关系中起作用的经验信息。努力辩护理论(Aronson & Mills, 1959)表明，过去的仇恨可能对保持在一起的关系有有益的作用;然而，如果仇恨是一种真正的破坏性动机(Rempel & Burris, 2005)，这种仇恨可能会对关系的质量产生持久的不可调和的影响。通过调查美国人和挪威人的个人爱情关系，我们发现仇恨会给人际关系留下持久的有害印象。人们更有可能对他们以前讨厌的人表现出更少的亲密感、满足感和爱。此外，当以关系长度来衡量时，在报告中观察到，对以前讨厌的人的承诺更高。未来的关系质量评估应该考虑衡量仇恨和关系的长度。

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期刊介绍： This innovative journal provides researchers and practitioners with access to quality, interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed articles covering the entire range of fields associated with personal, intimate, organizational and family, and social relationships, development, training and analysis of human relationship skills across the life-span. Originally an initiative of the Psychology of Relationships Interest Group of the Australian Psychological Society, the journal became independent within its first year with the intention of publishing papers from the full array of researchers of relationship. The journal features an experienced and eclectic international Editorial Board and is international in its reach. There is a special emphasis on contributions from Asia, including the subcontinent and Pacific regions but the journal welcomes papers from all other parts of the world.