Attribution Retraining in Forgiveness Therapy

Al-Mabuk, Radhi; Dedrick, Charles; Vanderah, Kristin M.

doi:10.1300/j085v09n01_02

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“…The direct link is supported by basic research (Boon & Sulsky, 1997;Darby & Schlenker, 1982;Fincham, 2000;Weiner et al, 1991) as well as the literature on therapeutic interventions (Al-Mabuk, Dedrick, & Vanderah, 1998). In both domains, willingness to forgive an offender is enhanced by more benign responsibility attributions (e.g., viewing the offense as less intentional and avoidable).…”

Section: Forgiveness In Married Couplesmentioning

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Forgiveness in marriage: The role of relationship quality, attributions, and empathy

Fincham

Paleari

Regalia

2002

Personal Relationships

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Italian husbands (n = 79) and wives (n = 92) from long-term marriages provided data on the role of marital quality, affective reactions, and attributions for hypothetical partner transgressions in promoting forgiveness. Structural equation modeling revealed that, as hypothesized, positive marital quality was predictive of more benign attributions that, in turn, facilitated forgiveness both directly and indirectly via affective reactions and emotional empathy. Unexpectedly, marital quality did not account for unique variance in forgiveness. Compared to husbands, wives' responsibility attributions were more predictive of forgiveness, whereas empathy was a better predictor of forgiveness in husbands than in wives. The findings are discussed in terms of their implications for the burgeoning therapeutic literature on forgiveness.

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Section: Forgiveness In Married Couplesmentioning

confidence: 90%

Forgiveness in marriage: The role of relationship quality, attributions, and empathy

Fincham

Paleari

Regalia

2002

Personal Relationships

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“…Forgiveness can promote interpersonal well-being, as well as facilitate a smoother transition to quality coparenting postdivorce (Al-Mabuk, Deidrick, & Vanderah, 1998). Conceptually, in the Forgiveness Intervention Model, forgiveness suggests a notion of "civility" between former partners, with an emphasis on low interparental conflict and high mutual support of the other person's parenting role in the postdivorce coparenting relationship.…”

Section: Forgiveness Intervention Modelmentioning

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Empirical Support for the Application of the Forgiveness Intervention Model to Postdivorce Coparenting

Bonach

2008

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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“…It is a long, complex, often painful process (Al-Mabuk, Dedrick, & Vanderah, 1998;Enright, 2001;Gorsuch & Hao, 1993;Worthington et al, 2000). The last hurdle and often the most retarding factor in completing the process is accepting commensurate responsibility.…”

Section: Forgiveness and Responsibilitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Therapeutic Forgiveness: Developing a Model for Empowering Victims of Sexual Abuse

Walton

2005

Clin Soc Work J

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Forgiveness is increasingly popular in therapy as a way to facilitate healing, but there are definitional discrepancies and confusion regarding the degree to which it is conceptualized as either an interpersonal/ relational or an independent/self-enhancing process. In this article forgiveness is conceptualized as an interpersonal process linked to apology or contrition on the part of the offender. Yet it is also independent. A model is described that was developed for the benefit of abuse victims whose offenders will not or cannot apologize. Using the model, victims can accomplish for themselves what would be accomplished for them through an apology.

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Attribution Retraining in Forgiveness Therapy

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

Forgiveness in marriage: The role of relationship quality, attributions, and empathy

Forgiveness in marriage: The role of relationship quality, attributions, and empathy

Empirical Support for the Application of the Forgiveness Intervention Model to Postdivorce Coparenting

Therapeutic Forgiveness: Developing a Model for Empowering Victims of Sexual Abuse

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