Forgive and Forget, or Forgive and Regret? Whether Forgiveness Leads to Less or More Offending Depends on Offender Agreeableness

被引:29
作者
McNulty, James K. [1 ]
Russell, V. Michelle [2 ]
机构
[1] Florida State Univ, 1107 W Call St, Tallahassee, FL 32306 USA
[2] N Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC 27695 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
forgiveness; reoffending; agreeableness; relationships; marriage; LOW SELF-ESTEEM; CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS; MARITAL SATISFACTION; CONSTRUCT-VALIDITY; PROTOTYPE ANALYSIS; SEXUAL NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; MARRIAGE; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORS;
D O I
10.1177/0146167216637841
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
How does forgiveness predict the likelihood of reoffending? One survey study, one experiment, one 4-year longitudinal study, and one 2-week diary study examined the implications of forgiveness for reoffending in relationships. In all four studies, agreeableness interacted with partner forgiveness to predict subsequent offending; partner forgiveness was negatively associated with subsequent offending among more agreeable people but positively associated with subsequent offending among less agreeable people. Furthermore, Study 4 demonstrated a unique mechanism of each simple effect; relatively agreeable people engaged in fewer transgressions against more forgiving partners because they felt obligated to refrain from transgressing against such partners whereas relatively disagreeable people engaged in more transgressions against more forgiving partners because they perceived those partners were less easily angered. These studies indicate that completely understanding the intrapersonal and interpersonal consequences of forgiveness requires recognizing the dyadic nature of forgiveness and attending to qualities of the offender.
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页码:616 / 631
页数:16
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