This study investigated relations between emerging adults' memories of parental acceptance–rejection during childhood and the adults' dispositions towards forgiveness and vengeance, as mediated by psychological (mal)adjustment. South Asian (Pakistani) participants, including 242 (25.6%) men (Mage = 21.69, SD = 2.34) and 704 (74.4%) women (Mage = 21.14, SD = 2.09), responded to the short forms of the maternal and paternal Adult Parental Acceptance–Rejection Questionnaires, the Adult Personality Assessment Questionnaire, the Heartland Forgiveness Scale, the Vengeance Scale and a Personal Information Form. Results revealed that memories of both maternal and paternal rejection were correlated with current psychological maladjustment. Paternal rejection amongst women and maternal rejection amongst men predicted the disposition towards vengeance. Maternal acceptance amongst both men and women predicted the disposition towards forgiveness. Paternal acceptance, however, did not predict the disposition towards forgiveness amongst either men or women. Psychological adjustment amongst both men and women mediated relations between maternal and paternal acceptance and the disposition towards forgiveness. However, psychological maladjustment was a significant mediator of the relation between maternal and paternal rejection and the disposition towards vengeance amongst men and women. Implications of the findings and future directions of research are discussed.

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成年人对童年时期父母接受/拒绝的记忆以及心理（不良）适应预示着宽恕和复仇

这项研究调查了新兴成年人对童年时期父母接受/拒绝的记忆与成年人宽恕和报复的倾向之间的关系，这种关系是由心理（不良）调整介导的。南亚（巴基斯坦）参与者，包括 242 名（25.6%）男性（中号年龄= 21.69，SD = 2.34）和 704 名（74.4%）女性（中号年龄= 21.14，SD = 2.09），回答了母亲和父亲成人父母接受-拒绝问卷、成人人格评估问卷、中心宽恕量表、复仇量表和个人信息表的简短表格。结果显示，母亲和父亲拒绝的记忆与当前的心理失调有关。父系女性的排斥和母亲的男人之间的排斥预示着复仇的倾向。产妇男性和女性的接受程度预示着宽恕的倾向。父系然而，接受并不能预测男性或女性的宽恕倾向。心理调整在男性和女性中，调解母亲和父亲的接受度与宽恕倾向之间的关系。然而，心理不适应是母亲和父亲的拒绝以及男性和女性之间的复仇倾向之间关系的重要中介。讨论了研究结果的意义和未来的研究方向。