In Coping with Intimate Partner Violence, Women's Beliefs About Forgiveness Matter.

IF 2.6 3区 心理学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY Journal of Interpersonal Violence Pub Date : 2024-09-10 DOI:10.1177/08862605241260616
Kristin B Golden,George Fitchett,Sa Shen,Anne E Godlin,Robyn L Gobin
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Women who experience intimate partner violence (IPV) often feel pressured to forgive their abusers and remain in dangerous relationships. However, forgiveness does not have to include reconciliation and it may be conceptualized in different ways. This quantitative study surveyed 110 women who experienced IPV from men and separated from their abusers. It then examined (a) the prevalence of 20 different beliefs about forgiveness and (b) the relationship between those beliefs, the women's self-reported practices of forgiveness, and the women's intent to return to their abusers. The study asked whether different beliefs about forgiveness were-in combination with different levels of forgiveness-associated with intent to return to abusers. It found that women's beliefs about forgiveness varied widely, but only 4.6% of the women believed that forgiveness involved reconciliation. In contrast, 80% of the women believed it was simultaneously possible to forgive and to avoid the men who hurt them. When interaction analyses were conducted, significant interactions were found between three beliefs and women's self-reported practices of forgiveness. For two beliefs, the interactions were positively associated with intent to return to abusers (i.e., a belief that forgiveness involves reconciliation, and a belief that forgiveness involves treating a person better than before). For one belief, the interaction was negatively associated with intent to return (i.e., the belief that it is possible both to forgive and to avoid a person). Results suggest that women's beliefs about forgiveness matter. Women are more likely to return to abusers if they believe forgiveness involves reconciliation or treating their abusers better than before. They are less likely to return, if they believe it is possible to forgive their abusers and still avoid them. Interventions targeting women's beliefs about forgiveness may increase their safety.
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在《应对亲密伴侣暴力,女性对宽恕的信念很重要》一书中。
经历过亲密伴侣暴力(IPV)的妇女往往会感到压力,迫使她们原谅施暴者并继续保持危险的关系。然而,宽恕并不一定包括和解,它可以有不同的概念。这项定量研究调查了 110 名遭受过男性 IPV 并与施暴者分离的女性。然后研究了(a)关于宽恕的 20 种不同信念的普遍性,以及(b)这些信念、妇女自我报告的宽恕实践和妇女回到施暴者身边的意愿之间的关系。该研究询问,不同的宽恕信念是否与不同程度的宽恕相结合,从而与回到施虐者身边的意愿相关。研究发现,妇女对宽恕的信念差异很大,但只有 4.6%的妇女认为宽恕包括和解。与此相反,80% 的女性认为可以同时宽恕和回避伤害她们的男性。在进行交互分析时,发现三种信念与妇女自我报告的宽恕做法之间存在显著的交互作用。对于两种信念,交互作用与回到施暴者身边的意愿呈正相关(即认为宽恕涉及和解,以及认为宽恕涉及比以前更好地对待一个人)。有一种信念的交互作用与重返施虐者身边的意愿呈负相关(即认为既可以原谅施虐者,也可以避开施虐者)。结果表明,女性对宽恕的信念很重要。如果女性认为宽恕包括和解或对施暴者比以前更好,那么她们更有可能回到施暴者身边。如果她们认为有可能原谅施暴者并仍然回避施暴者,那么她们回到施暴者身边的可能性就会降低。针对妇女对宽恕的信念采取干预措施可能会增加她们的安全感。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Interpersonal Violence is devoted to the study and treatment of victims and perpetrators of interpersonal violence. It provides a forum of discussion of the concerns and activities of professionals and researchers working in domestic violence, child sexual abuse, rape and sexual assault, physical child abuse, and violent crime. With its dual focus on victims and victimizers, the journal will publish material that addresses the causes, effects, treatment, and prevention of all types of violence. JIV only publishes reports on individual studies in which the scientific method is applied to the study of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Research may use qualitative or quantitative methods. JIV does not publish reviews of research, individual case studies, or the conceptual analysis of some aspect of interpersonal violence. Outcome data for program or intervention evaluations must include a comparison or control group.
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