Working title: The journey to recovery: Experience and process of forgiveness of Chinese female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors
Description: As one factor in positive psychology that facilitates the personal healing and restoration of relationship, forgiveness attracts much attention in the area of family studies, interpersonal relationship and clinical practice. For individuals suffering high severity of transgression (e. g. infidelity and intimate partner violence) in interpersonal relationship, forgiveness could be one coping strategy / process that helps people deal with adverse cognition and negative emotions toward offenders. Forgiveness is found as one important theme / factor in the recovery of female intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. However, the specific characteristics of forgiveness in this group of people is under investigated. For filling this gap, the present study explores grounded understanding of forgiveness from the perspective of female IPV survivors and the process of forgiveness (e. g., stages, trajectories). Some key words were found highly related to the forgiveness of female IPV survivors:
Let go of grudge and past
Empathic and objective understanding towards offenders
Natural process
Clear boundary (physical and psychological)
Difference from compromise and tolerate
Change / transformation of emotions, understanding and behaviors
Empowerment
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