Relations Between Intimate Partner Violence and Forgiveness Among College Women.
The purpose of the current investigation was to examine forgiveness and intimate partner violence (IPV) among college women. Undergraduate women (N = 502) participated in an online study in which overall experiences of IPV, as well as experiences of psychological and physical IPV, were investigated with respect to transgression-specific and dispositional forgiveness. Simultaneous multivariate regressions revealed that (a) the experience of IPV was associated with higher levels of avoidance and revenge, and lower levels of benevolence, forgiveness of self, forgiveness of others, and forgiveness of uncontrollable situations; (b) types of IPV demonstrated differing impacts on forgiveness; and (c) the mere experience of IPV is more salient than its frequency.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA mdavidson2@unl.edu.
M Meghan
MM
Davidson
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, NE, USA.
Nicole M
NM
Lozano
Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ, USA.
Brian P
BP
Cole
Sarah J
SJ
Gervais
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D005260:Female; D061347:Forgiveness; D006801:Humans; D000066511:Intimate Partner Violence / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult
avoidance; benevolence; forgiveness; intimate partner violence; revenge