A literature review of forgiveness as a beneficial intervention to increase relationship satisfaction in couples therapy
| Autor: | Rebecca M. Bolen, William R. Nugent, Ross A. Aalgaard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Relationship satisfaction
Forgiveness Psychotherapist Family functioning media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Psychological intervention 050109 social psychology Context (language use) Personality psychology 050902 family studies Anthropology Intervention (counseling) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences 0509 other social sciences Psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) Clinical psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 26:46-55 |
| ISSN: | 1540-3556 1091-1359 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/10911359.2015.1059166 |
| Popis: | Forgiveness between couples is identified as a strong predictor of relationship satisfaction. Yet forgiveness is often overlooked as a potential intervention to help couples increase their relational satisfaction. The purpose of this literature review is to examine the use of forgiveness as a therapeutic intervention to increase relational satisfaction for opposite- and same-sex couple dyads. Forgiveness is also introduced as an effective component of marital interventions in the context of infidelity. Specific areas that are addressed within this article include forgiving personalities, which benefits stress and health, forgiveness affecting marital and family functioning, forgiveness and relationship satisfaction with mediating mechanisms, and limitations of forgiveness interventions. Recommendations for practice are offered. |
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