Marital Forgiveness Among Turkish Married Individuals: A Qualitative Study
Marriage and Family Review, cilt.60, sa.6, ss.343-369, 2024 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2024
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/01494929.2024.2360104
- Dergi Adı: Marriage and Family Review
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, IBZ Online, Periodicals Index Online, AgeLine, EBSCO Education Source, Education Abstracts, Educational research abstracts (ERA), Gender Studies Database, Index Islamicus, Psycinfo, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.343-369
- Anahtar Kelimeler: forgiveness, marriage, relational offenses, thematic analysis
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study aims to understand forgiveness among individuals in their marriages in Turkey. Semi-structured interviews with 13 married individuals were conducted. How people experienced and coped with an offense in their marriage was investigated. Thematic analysis revealed nine core themes: unforgiven offenses in marriage, forgiven offenses in marriage, barriers to forgiveness, facilitators of forgiveness, coping with offenses, motives behind forgiveness, the definition of forgiveness, impacts of offenses, and reflections of forgiveness. Individuals coped with offenses in three ways: avoidance, retaliation, and granting forgiveness. Apology, repairing attempts, and empathy were facilitators of forgiveness, whereas the severity of offenses was observed as barriers to forgiveness. The motives behind forgiveness were continuous marriage, good qualities of spouses, and personal well-being. The findings can contribute to a better understanding of forgiveness in marriage.