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Values Affirmation In The Treatment Of Moral Injury: A Pilot Study, Eve G. Chapnik
Values Affirmation In The Treatment Of Moral Injury: A Pilot Study, Eve G. Chapnik
Undergraduate Honours Theses
Mainly studied in the context of military veterans, “moral injury” refers to extreme guilt and shame experienced as a result of perpetrating, bearing witness to, or failing to prevent events that transgress deeply held moral beliefs and expectations. The current pilot study aimed to examine the potential use of a brief values affirmation intervention in the treatment of moral injury associated with everyday moral transgressions. This study included 90 participants recruited from Amazon’s MTurk. Participants completed a survey in which they were assigned to complete either a values affirmation or control task, recall a moral transgression, and reflect on the …
Guilt As A Mediator In The Relationship Between Transgression Severity And Transgressors’ Feelings Of Forgiveness In Romantic Relationships, Laura Matias
Undergraduate Honours Theses
The present study examined guilt as a possible mediator between transgression severity and feelings of forgiveness in transgressors. First-year university students who were currently in a relationship were randomly assigned to describe a minor or a major transgression that they had committed against their romantic partner. They then filled out a questionnaire that assessed their feelings and expressions of guilt following the transgression, their perceptions of how their partner responded to the transgression, and finally how forgiven they felt by their partner. The results did not support the hypothesis of guilt as a mediator between transgression severity and feelings of …