Negative Interpersonal Interactions and Dating Abuse Perpetration: The Mediating Role of Dispositional Forgivingness

• Published in: Journal of interpersonal violence Vol. 33; no. 15; pp. 2311 - 2334
• Main Authors: Garthe, Rachel C., Griffin, Brandon J., Worthington, Everett L., Goncy, Elizabeth A., Sullivan, Terri N., Coleman, Jennifer A., Davis, Don E., Kwakye-Nuako, Charlotte O., Mokushane, Thapelo, Makola, Solomon, Anakwah, Nkansah
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.08.2018; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Couples; Dating; Domestic violence; Emotional abuse; Intimate partner violence; Parent-child relations; Parents & parenting; Personal relationships; Research applications; Romantic relationships; perceptions of domestic violence; forgivingness; domestic violence; spirituality and violence; dating violence

Theory and research suggest that an individual’s negative interactions with his or her parents or romantic partner are associated with the perpetration of dating abuse. Research is beginning to explore the role of forgivingness within abusive romantic relationships, and these preliminary findings su...