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- Publisher
- SAGE
- Copyright
- © 2001 Association for Psychological Science
- ISSN
- 0963-7214
- eISSN
- 1467-8721
- DOI
- 10.1111/1467-8721.00147
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Forgiveness is a suite of prosocial motivational changes that occurs after a person has incurred a transgression. People who are inclined to forgive their transgressors tend to be more agreeable, more emotionally stable, and, some research suggests, more spiritually or religiously inclined than people who do not tend to forgive their transgressors. Several psychological processes appear to foster or inhibit forgiveness. These processes include empathy for the transgressor, generous attributions and appraisals regarding the transgression and transgressor, and rumination about the transgression. Interpreting these findings in light of modern trait theory would help to create a more unified understanding of how personality might influence forgiveness.
Journal
Current Directions in Psychological Science – SAGE
Published: Dec 1, 2001