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Dealing with betrayal in close relationships: does commitment promote forgiveness?
Full Abstract
This work complements existing research regarding the forgiveness process by highlighting the role of commitment in motivating forgiveness. On the basis of an interdependence-theoretic analysis, the authors suggest that (a) victims' self-oriented reactions to betrayal are antithetical to forgiveness, favoring impulses such as grudge and vengeance, and (b) forgiveness rests on prorelationship motivation, one cause of which is strong commitment. A priming experiment, a cross-sectional survey study, and an interaction record study revealed evidence of associations (or causal effects) of commitment with forgiveness. The commitment-forgiveness association appeared to rest on intent to persist rather than long-term orientation or psychological attachment. In addition, the commitment-forgiveness association was mediated by cognitive interpretations of betrayal incidents; evidence for mediation by emotional reactions was inconsistent.
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Author/s: Finkel, Eli J (EJ); Rusbult, Caryl E (CE); Kumashiro, Madoka (M); Hannon, Peggy A (PA);
Affiliation: Department of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, USA. eli(-atsign-)andrew.cmu.edu
Grants: T32 MH19953 (Agency:United States NIMH)
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Journal: Journal of personality and social psychology (J Pers Soc Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 82 (issue 6) : pp 956-74
Dates: Created 2002/06/07; Completed 2002/12/18; Revised 2007/11/14;
PMID: 12051583, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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