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Citation |
Cameron JJ, Ross M, Holmes JG. J. Exp. Soc. Psychol. 2002; 38(3): 307-314. |
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(Copyright © 2002, Elsevier Publishing) |
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Abstract |
Intimate partners described a past transgression in which one of them had been a victim and the other a perpetrator and then evaluated each other and their relationship. Participants had been randomly assigned to the perpetrator or victim role. Perpetrators described their actions as more justifiable, perceived greater improvement since the transgression, and were more optimistic about the future of their relationship than were their victims or control participants. The results support the authors' contention that temporal appraisals are an important mechanism enabling people to maintain positive images of themselves and their relationships. |