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Does Forgiveness Enhance Or Detract From Relationship Quality Among Sexual Abuse Survivors?
Fitzgerald, Michael; Wright, Lindsay E; Bishop, Alex J.
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  • Fitzgerald M; University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.
  • Wright LE; University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.
  • Bishop AJ; Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA.
J Child Sex Abus ; 32(4): 455-474, 2023 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36760013
Many women experience childhood sexual abuse (CSA) during their childhood and CSA often negatively impacts adult's romantic relationships. Consequently, it is important to understand the protective factors that buffer against the detrimental impact of CSA on the quality of women's romantic relationships. Forgiveness may be one such factor. The current study looked at trait forgiveness as a moderator of CSA and overall relationship quality, positive relationship quality, and negative relationship quality. A sample of 171 women completed an online survey. Using hierarchical regression, forgiveness was found to moderate the association between CSA and overall relationship quality and negative relationship quality, but not positive relationship quality. Findings indicate that the interaction between CSA and forgiveness was significant, but higher levels of forgiveness actually decreased overall relationship quality and increased negative relationship quality. The relationship between CSA and overall reports of relationship quality and negative relationship quality were stable at low levels of forgiveness, but when forgiveness was high overall relationship quality decreased and negative relationship quality increased. CSA was also directly associated with lower levels of positive relationship quality. Findings from the study indicate continued conceptual refinement when considering CSA, forgiveness, and relationship quality.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Abuso Sexual na Infância / Sobreviventes Adultos de Maus-Tratos Infantis / Perdão Limite: Adult / Child / Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Abuso Sexual na Infância / Sobreviventes Adultos de Maus-Tratos Infantis / Perdão Limite: Adult / Child / Female / Humans Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2023 Tipo de documento: Article