Barnett, Christine (2023) Romantic Regrets: Counterfactual Thoughts, Regret, and Rumination. Master thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Disenfranchised grief, such as the one experienced after romantic dissolutions, has been investigated with emphasis on the experiences of the situation as a type of bereavement, yet devalued of persistence, legitimacy, and intensity. Within romantic dissolutions, thought patterns and feelings have been identified to be part of the core experience. Some of these; counterfactual thoughts, regret, rumination, is at the centre of the current study which aims to investigate their associations with relationship-specific variables. The three hypotheses posited that the time passed since the dissolution and regret intensity would be correlational, with the effect being moderated by the regret categorisation of commission. Furthermore, the study hypothesised that investment, measured as time, and regret intensity would also be associated, based on the theoretical background of the emotional amplification effect and Duck’s stage model of romantic dissolutions. Lastly, the study hypothesised that participants with higher brooding-trait scores would also show a greater tendency to regret. The cross-sectional correlational study was conducted using an online published survey, which collected a total of 434 participants. Overall, results suggest that some of these relationship-specific factors may have valuable implications for increasing the understanding of the core concepts and their influences within the context of romantic dissolutions, thereby also disenfranchised grief. Theoretical implications are discussed.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Supervisor name: | Epstude, K. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | Applied Social Psychology (ASP) [Master Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 26 Jul 2023 12:43 |
| Last Modified: | 26 Jul 2023 12:43 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/2635 |
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