Department of Family and Child Sciences, Florida State University, 225 Sandels Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA.
Pers Soc Psychol Bull. 2013 Mar;39(3):279-90. doi: 10.1177/0146167212473159. Epub 2013 Jan 31.
People differ in what they think makes for a successful relationship, but it is unclear how these beliefs relate to the perpetration of violence. Four studies (N = 2,591) examined the relationship between growth beliefs and the perpetration of violence in close relationships. Specifically, the current work tested the hypothesis that growth beliefs mitigate against close relationship violence, possibly due to increased satisfaction with sacrificing one's own self-interest for the betterment of the relationship. Studies 1 and 2 provided cross-sectional and longitudinal evidence that growth beliefs predicted less perpetration of close relationship violence. Studies 3 and 4 showed that the relationship between growth beliefs and lower perpetration of violence was mediated by satisfaction with sacrifice within one's relationship. All effects of growth beliefs remained significant after controlling for destiny beliefs. Discussion centers on the importance of implicit theories of relationships for understanding the perpetration of violence in close relationships.
人们对成功的人际关系的看法各不相同，但这些信念与暴力行为的实施之间的关系尚不清楚。四项研究（N=2591）探讨了成长信念与亲密关系中暴力行为的实施之间的关系。具体来说，本研究检验了这样一个假设，即成长信念可以减轻亲密关系中的暴力行为，这可能是因为为了改善关系而牺牲自己的利益会增加对关系的满意度。研究 1 和 2 提供了横断面和纵向证据，表明成长信念预测了较少的亲密关系暴力行为的实施。研究 3 和 4 表明，成长信念与较低的暴力行为实施之间的关系是通过对关系中牺牲的满意度来介导的。在控制了命运信念后，成长信念的所有影响仍然显著。讨论的重点是关系的内隐理论对理解亲密关系中暴力行为的重要性。
