Ambivalence in Attitudes Toward Forgiveness
Abstract: Are attitudes toward forgiveness ambivalent? To answer this question and explore whether such ambivalence predicts individuals’ propensity to forgive and tendency to view forgiveness as desirable/virtuous, we asked undergraduates (N = 159) to complete measures of ambivalence toward forgiveness, attitudes toward forgiveness, and tendencies to be forgiving/vengeful. Using a number of metrics, our findings suggest that attitudes toward forgiveness are moderately ambivalent. In addition, and as predicted, ambivalence toward forgiveness was associated with diminished inclination to be forgiving, enhanced pro-vengeance orientation, and less idealistic views of forgiveness. Further, highly ambivalent participants scored the same or lower than anti-forgiveness participants in tendencies to be forgiving/vengeful. These findings suggest the existence of a disconnect between people’s actual attitudes toward forgiveness and popular discourses on forgiveness and underscore the need for investig.... https://interpersona.psychopen.eu/index.php/interpersona/article/view/6729
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
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Online-Ressource
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Ambivalence in Attitudes Toward Forgiveness ; volume:16 ; number:2 ; day:09 ; month:12 ; year:2022
Interpersona ; 16, Heft 2 (09.12.2022)
- Creator
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Boon, Susan D.
Kheong, Megan
Khoury, Careen
- DOI
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10.5964/ijpr.6729
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urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023111014095446663327
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Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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- Boon, Susan D.
- Kheong, Megan
- Khoury, Careen
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