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Predicting Forgiveness In Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence, Sarah Elizabeth Gilbert
Predicting Forgiveness In Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence, Sarah Elizabeth Gilbert
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Several theories have attempted to explain the stay/leave decisions of women experiencing intimate partner violence (IPV). One recent study suggests that women’s intent to return to their abusive partners was related to forgiveness of the abuse; consequently, this study aims to identify factors that may make women more likely to forgive IPV. It was hypothesized that commitment, specifically both personal dedication and constraint commitment (Stanley & Markman, 1992), would predict forgiveness and that denial of injury would mediate the relation between commitment and forgiveness, as women may be more likely to deny the severity of the abuse in order to …