Associations Between Women's Experiences of Sexual Violence and Forgiveness

被引：11

作者：

Davidson, M. Meghan ^{[1
]}

Lozano, Nicole M. ^{[1
]}

Cole, Brian P. ^{[1
]}

Gervais, Sarah J. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68588 USA

来源：

VIOLENCE AND VICTIMS | 2013年 / 28卷 / 06期

关键词：

sexual violence; positive psychology; forgiveness; avoidance; revenge; benevolence; POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; PERCEIVED CONTROL; ASSAULT; TRAUMA; LINKS; VICTIMIZATION; AGGRESSION; STRATEGIES; SEVERITY; DISTRESS;

D O I：

10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-12-00075

中图分类号：

DF [法律]; D9 [法律];

学科分类号：

0301 ;

摘要：

The purpose of this study was to examine forgiveness and sexual violence among college women. Undergraduate women (N = 503) completed an online survey assessing experiences of sexual violence and forgiveness. Simultaneous multivariate regressions revealed that experiencing more sexual violence was associated with more revenge and avoidance, and less benevolence. Furthermore, findings indicated that more experiences of sexual violence were negatively associated with forgiveness of self, forgiveness of others, and forgiveness of uncontrollable situations. This work begins to fill critical gaps in the extant literature because it is the only study to date that examines sexual violence and the positive psychological construct of forgiveness. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.

引用

页码：1041 / 1053

页数：13

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