The Mediating Role of Perceptual Validation in the Repentance–Forgiveness Process
| Autor: | C. Ward Struthers, Alexander G. Santelli, Judy Eaton |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Male Forgiveness Social Psychology media_common.quotation_subject Repentance Acknowledgement Impression formation 050109 social psychology Affect (psychology) Perception Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Social Behavior media_common Negotiating Social perception 05 social sciences Affect 050106 general psychology & cognitive sciences Harm Attitude Social Perception Guilt Female Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 32:1389-1401 |
| ISSN: | 1552-7433 0146-1672 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0146167206291005 |
| Popis: | This research focuses on one potential mechanism by which repentance leads to forgiveness. Two studies demonstrate that repentance leads to increased perceptual validation (social verification that one is correct about one's interpretation of an event) and, ultimately, more forgiveness. Participants reported more perceptual validation when they received repentance than when they did not (Studies 1 and 2), particularly repentance that included an acknowledgement of the transgression and the harm done (Study 2). In addition, in Study 2, acknowledgement of the transgression by a third party also had a positive effect on forgiveness. There was evidence that perceptual validation mediated the repentance–forgiveness relationship. These findings suggest that repentance facilitates forgiveness, at least in part, because it makes victims feel validated. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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