Attachment Styles, Forgiveness and Satisfaction in Relationship among Committed and Non-Committed Females
Author : Gauri Vijay Phulsundar and Dr. Shilpa Salve
Abstract :
This study attempts to find out differences in Attachment Styles, forgiveness, and satisfaction in relationship between committed and non-committed females. The participants were 70 females. The Adult Attachment Scale Revised by Collins, N.L., the Bolston Forgiveness Scale by Amanze R.U. & Carson, J., and the Relationship Satisfaction Scale given by Hendrick were the tools employed to measure attachment styles, Forgiveness, and relationship satisfaction, respectively. Committed females (M=25.143, SD=2.225) were found to be significantly higher (u=994.500, p=< .001) on Relationship Satisfaction as compared to non-committed females (M=20.861, SD=5.953). The limitation of this study is participants consisted of only females; therefore, gender differences were not taken into consideration. The sample size was also small, so the results cannot be generalized. The findings of this study can be applicable in counseling settings to understand the determinants of Attachment style, Forgiveness, and Satisfaction in relationships.
Keywords :
Committed relationship, non-committed relationship, attachment style, forgiveness, relationship satisfaction.
