Does Forgiveness Require Interpersonal Interactions? Individual Differences in Conceptualization of Forgiveness
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2012
Publication Source
Personality and Individual Differences
Volume Number
53
Issue Number
5
First Page
687
Last Page
692
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
0191-8869
Abstract
The present studies examined whether victims believed that forgiveness requires interpersonal interaction between the victim and offender. Having an interpersonal conceptualization of forgiveness was positively related to a collectivistic worldview. Also, an interpersonal conceptualization of forgiveness was positively related to forgiveness measures that stressed interpersonal interactions with the offender. However, an interpersonal conceptualization of forgiveness was positively related to a general measure of forgiveness only for those participants who were in a continuing relationship with the offender. The current research is an important step in understanding the contexts in which one's conceptualization of forgiveness may influence its practice. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Forgiveness; Conceptualization; Interpersonal
Recommended Citation
Hook, Joshua N., Everett L. Worthington, Shawn O. Utsey, Don E. Davis, Aubrey L. Gartner, David J. Jennings and Daryl R. VanTongeren. "Does Forgiveness Require Interpersonal Interactions? Individual Differences in Conceptualization of Forgiveness." Personality and individual differences 53, no. 5.00 (2012): 687-692.
