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Forgiveness and Cohesion in Familial Perceptions of Alcohol Misuse
Author(s) -
Scherer Michael,
Worthington Everett L.,
Hook Joshua N.,
Campana Kathryn L.,
West Steven L.,
Gartner Aubrey L.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1556-6676.2012.00021.x
Subject(s) - forgiveness , psychology , social psychology , alcohol , cohesion (chemistry) , family member , perception , trait , clinical psychology , medicine , family medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , organic chemistry , neuroscience , computer science , programming language
The authors examine the relationships between forgiveness, family cohesion, and alcohol. In Study 1 ( N = 190), participants reported lower levels of trust and forgiveness for family members who misuse alcohol. In Study 2 ( N = 141), the authors present a model demonstrating family cohesion and trait forgiveness related to state forgiveness of an alcohol‐misusing family member. State forgiveness was related to trust in that family member and, subsequently, higher levels of perceived misuser drinking refusal efficacy.