1 The University of Chicago, IL, USA.
2 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2018 Aug;33(15):2311-2334. doi: 10.1177/0886260517714438. Epub 2017 Jun 14.
Theory and research suggest that an individual's negative interactions with his or her parents or romantic partner are associated with the perpetration of dating abuse. Research is beginning to explore the role of forgivingness within abusive romantic relationships, and these preliminary findings suggest that dispositional forgivingness might mediate the relations between negative interpersonal interactions and dating abuse. The current study assessed negative interactions with one's parents and one's romantic partner, the frequency of dating abuse perpetration, and dispositional forgivingness of others and oneself among a sample of emerging adults in college ( n = 421). Dispositional forgivingness of others was negatively associated with the perpetration of emotional/verbal dating abuse and threatening behaviors, and it mediated relations between negative interpersonal interactions and dating abuse perpetration. Our findings suggest that the tendency to forgive others may explain why some individuals who experience negative interpersonal interactions with parents or romantic partners do not escalate to perpetration of abuse within their romantic relationships. Implications for future research and application are discussed.
理论和研究表明，个体与其父母或恋人的消极互动与约会暴力的实施有关。研究开始探索宽恕在虐待关系中的作用，这些初步发现表明，性格宽恕可能在消极的人际互动与约会暴力之间起到中介作用。本研究评估了大学生中一组新兴成年人与父母和恋人的消极互动、约会暴力行为的发生频率，以及对他人和自己的性格宽恕程度（n=421）。对他人的性格宽恕程度与情感/言语约会暴力和威胁行为的发生呈负相关，并且在消极的人际互动与约会暴力行为的发生之间起到了中介作用。我们的研究结果表明，原谅他人的倾向可能解释了为什么一些与父母或恋人经历消极互动的个体不会在他们的恋爱关系中升级为暴力行为。讨论了对未来研究和应用的影响。
