Forgiveness in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Quasi‐Experimental Study

Sandage, Steven J.; Long, Beverly B.; Moen, Richelle; Jankowski, Peter J.; Worthington, Everett L.; Wade, Nathaniel G.; Rye, Mark S.

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“…It showed benefits only for empathy (Nation et al, 2018). Thus it is important to determine whether REACH Forgiveness methods are capable of generating not only benefits to forgiveness and unforgiveness, but also other closely related outcomes (e.g., involving emotional expressivity and mood and also self-esteem) that have been shown to be positively affected in United States samples (Sandage and Worthington, 2010;Sandage et al, 2015;Worthington et al, 2015;Wade et al, 2018).…”

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Efficacy of the REACH Forgiveness Intervention in Indian College Students

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The present study investigated the efficacy of the REACH Forgiveness psychoeducation program for the first time in Indian college students and examined theoreticallybased predictors of program response based on the model of relational spirituality and forgiveness. This was an intervention experiment that spanned 5 weeks and included three measurement occasions (weeks 1, 3, 5) and two separate deliveries of the forgiveness intervention (weeks 2 and 4). Participants were N = 124 students at Karnatak University in Darwha, India (100 Hindu; 18 Muslim, 5 Christian, and 1 Jain). This was a manualized, secular intervention led by a trained facilitator in a group, psychoeducational format. Measures included forgiveness and unforgiveness as well as assessments of positive and negative affective states and spirituality. Participants who received immediate forgiveness training showed significant and large positive changes in forgiveness and unforgiveness, as well as, more positive affect and increased selfesteem in contrast to wait-list comparisons. Perceiving one's offender as having a similar spirituality to oneself was a consistent predictor of response to the REACH Forgiveness program. Specifically, perceiving the offender as having a similar spirituality was related to less growth of unforgiveness and more growth in empathy, positive affect, and emotional forgiveness as a result of the psychoeducational program. The REACH Forgiveness psychoeducational approach is efficacious in an Indian college student sample, and some relational spirituality variables are important predictors of response to the program. Future studies should consider the role of Indian culture in promoting forgiveness and possibly tailor the intervention to suit the significant proportions of Hindus and Muslims in India.

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“…However, the authors also assessed and supplied data based on trait measures of attachment anxiety and avoidance, so it is categorized as such in the analysis. The second experimental study aimed to test a psychoeducational intervention to promote forgiveness in a clinical sample; only the baseline global forgiveness and trait attachment data were included in the meta-analysis (Sandage et al, 2015).…”

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“…Two papers were identified that used revenge as a measure of (lack of) forgiveness and one paper that used grudge holding (Edwards, 2012; Reis, 2018; Sandage et al, 2015). This represents inadequate power to assess the effect of attachment on these outcomes, and so they were not included in the current analyses.…”

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Attachment dimensions and forgiveness of others: A meta-analysis

Hirst

Hepper

Tenenbaum

2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Forgiveness, as a response to interpersonal transgressions, has multiple societal and individual benefits. Individual differences in attachment have been identified as a predictor not only of forgiveness but of state responses frequently associated with forgiveness. The current meta-analysis is the first systematic analysis of the effect of attachment dimensions (i.e., anxiety and avoidance) on forgiveness of others. Analysis of published and unpublished studies ( k = 26) identified significant, small-to-medium effects of attachment anxiety ( r = −.25) and attachment avoidance ( r = −.18) on forgiveness of others. No significant difference was obtained between measures of state and trait forgiveness. The moderating effects of study paradigm, attachment measure, publication type, and sample population were also investigated. The findings of a stable negative effect of insecure attachment dimensions on forgiveness of others provide a base for future research that may focus on reducing attachment anxiety and avoidance to support forgiveness.

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“…Specifically, Sandage et al . 24 developed a module based on forgiveness to be added to outpatient DBT. In one study, participants who completed this module showed improvements in forgiveness and decreases in psychiatric symptoms and attachment insecurity during the module and up to 6 weeks after.…”

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Recent developments in psychosocial interventions for borderline personality disorder

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Zanarini

2019

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Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious psychiatric disorder that affects multiple symptomatic domains and is associated with an increased risk of suicidality. Several empirically supported treatments for BPD have been developed in recent years for adults with BPD. More recent work has focused on tailoring or applying (or both) these existing treatments to specific patient populations, including patients with certain types of comorbidity (for example, BPD and post-traumatic stress disorder or antisocial personality disorder) and younger patients. Other work has involved developing treatments and models of treatment delivery that address concerns related to access of care. Relatedly, new adjunctive and technology-assisted interventions have been developed, adding to the growing repertoire of treatment options for these patients. Advances in the last several years address specific treatment needs and offer cost-efficient options for this diverse patient population.

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Forgiveness in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder: A Quasi‐Experimental Study

Abstract: Effect sizes were similar to meta-analytic findings on (a) forgiveness interventions and (b) reductions in psychiatric symptoms in DBT. Participant feedback suggested elements for further development. A randomized controlled trial is needed.

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Efficacy of the REACH Forgiveness Intervention in Indian College Students

Efficacy of the REACH Forgiveness Intervention in Indian College Students

Attachment dimensions and forgiveness of others: A meta-analysis

Recent developments in psychosocial interventions for borderline personality disorder

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