Research has identified that writing can help individuals find forgiveness for their romantic partners in the wake of relational transgressions, but little is known about the actual narrative components that bring about changes in forgiveness. The current study sought to investigate the narrative components that contribute to month-long changes in forgiveness for romantic partners who have recently experienced a relational transgression. It also sought to uncover emotional and biological mechanisms that can help account for the associations between narrative components and forgiveness outcomes. The results revealed components of narratives that may both contribute to an increase and decrease in forgiveness over the course of one-month. Additionally, emotional expression and testosterone were identified as potential mediators and moderators of the associations between narrative components and changes in forgiveness.

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通过写作宽恕

研究发现，写作可以帮助个人在关系越轨后为其浪漫伴侣找到宽恕，但人们对带来宽恕变化的实际叙事成分知之甚少。目前的研究试图调查叙事成分，这些成分会导致最近经历过关系越轨的浪漫伴侣在长达一个月的宽恕方面发生变化。它还试图揭示情感和生物机制，帮助解释叙事成分和宽恕结果之间的关联。结果揭示了叙述的组成部分，这些组成部分可能会导致一个月内宽恕的增加和减少。此外，情绪表达和睾酮被认为是叙事成分与宽恕变化之间关联的潜在中介者和调节者。