Repercussions of Betrayal in Romantic Relationships

Abstract

Betrayal experiences in relationships during the young adult developmental stage may
interfere in our ability to trust others and be emotionally available. Letting go of a close one often
seems like a difcult thing to do which may exhibit as post relationship tracking and contact by the
victim. The current research was planned to explore the relationship among betrayal, difculties in
emotion regulation and post relationship contact and tracking in emerging adults (University
students, aged 18- 25 years old) after their most recent break up in the past six months. Betrayal
response scale along with Difculties in Emotion Regulation Scale was employed to gather data
from a sample of 122 students from universities in Delhi. Unwanted Pursuit Behaviour Inventory
was used to see what kind of post relationship contact participants indulged into with their partner.
Results identied that participants who have faced high intensity betrayal in fact scored high on
difculties in emotion regulation and more often engaged in acts oike contact and tracking