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  • Relationship Science
  • Social Psychology

Background:

  • Unforgiveness is a common response to relational transgressions in couples.
  • Interpersonal factors like perceived partner responsiveness may influence unforgiveness.
  • The specific link between perceived partner responsiveness and unforgiveness remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the association between perceived partner responsiveness and unforgiveness in couples.
  • To identify factors that may impede the process of unforgiveness after relational transgressions.

Main Methods:

  • Survey data collected from 275 couples reporting relational transgressions.
  • Self-report questionnaires assessed perceived partner responsiveness and unforgiveness.
  • Statistical analyses examined the relationship between key variables.

Main Results:

  • Perceived partner responsiveness was significantly negatively associated with all dimensions of unforgiveness.
  • Perceived partner insensitivity showed a significant positive association with all dimensions of unforgiveness.

Conclusions:

  • Perceived partner responsiveness plays a crucial role in mitigating unforgiveness following relational transgressions.
  • Findings suggest potential targets for couple's therapy to facilitate forgiveness and relationship repair.