Little research has explored the role of attachment in predicting virtues. In the present study, we provide an initial investigation testing the theory that virtues develop from having secure attachment relationships and the ability to bounce back from adversity. Specifically, we examined attachment and ego resilience as predictors of humility, gratitude and forgiveness. A series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses on a community sample of 245 participants found that both attachment and resilience were significant predictors of humility, gratitude, and forgiveness, even after controlling for religiosity. These results indicate the importance of the role of attachment and resilience in the development of virtues.

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This qualitative study explored factors contributing to the retention of students of color while pursuing a graduate degree at a predominantly White institution. Ten students of color (9 female; 23 to 31 years old) participated in the study. Eight were pursuing a doctorate in psychology. Two were pursuing a master's degree in higher education and anthropology. Participants represented various U.S. geographical regions, including Pacific Northwest, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and Southwest. Participants emphasized the important role racial identity salience played in their perception of the program environment and navigating challenges unique to their experiences as students of color. They indicated that program racial climate, availability and quality of social support within their program, access to resources and support outside of their program, and individual resilience each had a critical part in persistence toward degree completion. The results suggest that the following are key in retaining students of color: learning environments that are safe, inclusive, and acknowledge the multiple facets of their identities. Public Significance StatementAlthough enrollment of students of color in predominantly White institutions' graduate programs has rapidly increased in recent years, attrition rates remain high. This study reports experiences that both helped and hindered the educational tenure of graduate students of color. The study also serves to assist graduate programs in forming tailored support to improve retention of students of color.

According to some theorising, in collectivistic societies, forgiveness is mainly enacted to maintain relationships, not engender emotional transformation. This present study was designed to explore whether forgiveness affects decisional and emotional forgiveness in Indonesia, a country categorised as collectivistic. The evidence‐based REACH Forgiveness psychoeducational group intervention was adapted to collectivistic culture (REACH forgiveness collectivistic; REACH‐FC), and its efficacy was assessed in a randomised controlled trial. Undergraduates in Indonesia (N = 97; 24 male; 73 female; ages 16–21) were randomly assigned within a 2 × 3(S) quasi‐experimental repeated‐measures design comparing immediate treatment (IT) and waiting list (WL) conditions [Condition (IT, WL) × Time ([S] 3 time points). Harmonious value, a personality variable assessing the strength of participants' desire for group harmony, was the covariate. The condition × time (S) interactions for both decisional and emotional forgiveness were significant, challenging some previous literature. Clearly, not all forms of collectivism have similar effects when individuals and communities deal with transgressions.

Relational humility is defined as having an accurate view of the self, a modest social portrayal, and an interpersonal stance that is other-oriented rather than self-focused. In the current study, we sought to examine relational humility in relation to dyadic stress, hypothesizing relational humility would predict lower levels of perceived stress, ultimately affecting levels of dyadic coping. We assessed 69 couples 4 times in 21 months as they negotiated the transition to parenthood. Using a latent growth model, we found that higher levels of relational humility predicted lower levels of stress initially and over time. With its orientation toward benefiting others and generally desirable interactional style, relational humility is likely to promote more positive social support, which in turn is likely to reduce perceived stress. Thus, humility is an important factor in understanding dyadic stress and partners’ coping attempts among intimate partners.