Regret for Complaint Withholding

摘要

This study examines regret for withholding relational complaints. The study sample ofrn393 participants completed measures of irritant frequency, irritant importance, relationalrnintimacy, emotional distress from withholding, and regret for withholding.rnIrritant frequency mediated the positive relationship between length of withholdingrnand irritant importance. This process predicted less intimacy and more emotionalrndistress from withholding, the latter of which related to regret. Alternative paths werernalso found between length of withholding and regret. Results offer important implicationsrnfor the role of regret management in hurtful confrontations and may inform otherrnavoidance forms.