Cornish Marilyn A, Wade Nathaniel G
Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and Counseling, Auburn University.
Department of Psychology, Iowa State University.
J Couns Psychol. 2015 Jul;62(3):521-528. doi: 10.1037/cou0000080. Epub 2015 Apr 27.
This pilot study examined the effectiveness of a new emotion-focused individual counseling intervention designed to increase self-forgiveness for regretted actions committed against another person. Exactly 26 adult participants (21 completers) who indicated they had unresolved emotions about a past offense enrolled in the study and were randomly assigned to a delayed or immediate treatment condition. Controlling for screening scores, participants who received the treatment had significantly lower self-condemnation and significantly greater self-forgiveness regarding their offense at the end of treatment than did participants who spent time on a waiting list. Again controlling for screening scores, participants who received the treatment had significantly lower general psychological distress and significantly greater trait self-compassion at the end of treatment than did participants who spent time on a waiting list. All treatment gains were maintained at 2-month follow-up. In addition, increases in state self-forgiveness over the course of the intervention predicted lower levels of general psychological distress follow-up. Results of this study demonstrate the utility of this new intervention for helping clients resolve the negative residual effects of unforgiveness toward the self, both for offense-specific and general well-being outcomes.
这项初步研究考察了一种新的聚焦情绪的个体咨询干预措施的效果，该干预旨在增强对针对他人所犯下的令人后悔行为的自我宽恕。确切地说，26名成年参与者（21名完成者）表示他们对过去的冒犯行为仍有未解决的情绪，他们参与了该研究，并被随机分配到延迟治疗或立即治疗组。在控制筛选分数的情况下，接受治疗的参与者在治疗结束时，相比于在等待名单上的参与者，对其冒犯行为的自我谴责显著更低，自我宽恕显著更高。再次控制筛选分数，接受治疗的参与者在治疗结束时，相比于在等待名单上的参与者，一般心理困扰显著更低，特质自我同情显著更高。所有治疗效果在2个月的随访中得以维持。此外，在干预过程中状态自我宽恕的增加预示着随访时一般心理困扰水平更低。本研究结果证明了这种新干预措施在帮助来访者解决因无法自我宽恕而产生的负面残留影响方面的效用，无论是针对特定冒犯行为还是总体幸福感结果。
