How Does Culture Shape Conceptions of Forgiveness? Evidence From Japan and the United States
| Autor: | Ken-ichi Ohbuchi, Naomi Yamaguchi, Kari A. Terzino, Minjoo Joo, Susan E. Cross |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Cultural Studies
Forgiveness Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject 05 social sciences Poison control Human factors and ergonomics 050109 social psychology Cognition Criminology Suicide prevention 050105 experimental psychology Occupational safety and health Social relation Anthropology Injury prevention 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Psychology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. 50:676-702 |
| ISSN: | 1552-5422 0022-0221 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0022022119845502 |
| Popis: | Theories of culture, cognition, and social relations suggest there may be differences in conceptions of forgiveness between the members of East Asian and Western cultures, but few researchers have examined this issue. This article builds on previous research on prototypes of forgiveness in the United States to address the question “What is forgiveness?” in Japan. In Studies 1a and 1b, we investigated Japanese conceptions of forgiveness. Study 2 demonstrated that forgiveness features that U.S. and Japanese participants generated are meaningfully different. Compared with Americans, Japanese participants focused more on aspects related to relationship harmony; they seemed to emphasize an adjustment motive and decisional forgiveness. They also put less emphasis on emotional forgiveness and attention to individuals in comparison with Americans. Our results suggest that the high value placed on relationship maintenance in Japan leads to different understandings of forgiveness. Inclusion of culturally diverse conceptions into the definition of forgiveness aids further understanding of forgiveness, which, in turn, enhances the development and application of existing theories. |
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