Perdão conjugal: uma explicação a partir dos valores humanos

Abstract

This master’s dissertation aims to know the relationship between marital forgiveness and human values, as well as verify the power of human values in predicting marital remission. Three studies were performed to achieve the aims. In Study 1, it was aimed to adapt and know evidences of construct validity of the MOFS on the Brazilian context; for this study, a sample composed by 205 people, married or in stable union, from Brazilian state of Paraiba (mean age = 35.8; 59% female). These people answered to MOFS and sociodemographic questions. An analysis of principal components (varimax rotation) showed a structure with two dimensions that explain together for 52.6% of total variance, with Cronbach alphas of 0.65 (benevolence) and 0.80 (avoidance-resentment), which are acceptable psychometric parameters. In Study 2, it was sought to confirm the two- dimensional structure. For this, 225 people attended, married or in stable union, with 41.3% from Brazilian state of Piaui and 58.7% from Brazilian state of Paraiba (mean age = 36.94; 70.7% female). By means of Confirmatory Factorial Analysis, it was ratified the bidimensionality of MOFS [χ²/gl = 2.45; GFI = 0.93; CFI = 0.90; RMSEA (IC90%) = 0.08 (0.05 - 0.10)]. In the Study 3, in which 313 people participated, married or in stable union, from Brazilian state of Piaui (30%) and from Brazilian state of Paraiba (70%), it was aimed to know the power of human values in predicting marital forgiveness. These people answered the following instruments: MOFS, Basic Values Questionnaire (BVQ) and a Sociodemographic Questionnaire. In order to achieve the objective outlined two Multiple Linear Regression Analysis (stepwise method) were performed. In the first analysis, predictor variables were assumed as valorative subfunctions, and was noticed that the interactive subfunction [F (1; 303) = 15.74, p < 0.001] explains 5% of the total variance of marital forgiveness, contributing directly (Standardized β = 0.22) to explain the granting of forgiveness between couples, showing statistically significant indicators (t > 1.96). In the second analysis, kinds of orientation were fixed as explanatory variables. This analysis revealed that the social values [F (1; 303) = 9.55, p <0.001] were included in the model explaining 3% of marital remission, which is a statistically significant explanation (t > 1.96) and direct order (Standardized β = 0.17). Considering these results, it is concluded that individuals guided by social values are more prone to grant forgiveness in marriage. It is entrusted that this study has provided further evidences of the power of human values in explaining socio-psychological constructs, such as the marital forgiveness, in addition to contributing to the literature on forgiveness, with the adaptation of a scale to measure this construct within marital relationships.