Personality traits and two dimensions of forgivingness

Abstract

Although personality characteristics have been conceptualized as influencing individuals' propensity to forgive, the findings in this field are inconsistent and require further studies. The five-factor model has been explored most frequently, and personality traits, especially agreeableness and neuroticism, have been found to be related to forgiveness. This study investigated the relationships between five personality domains and different aspects of dispositional forgiveness, termed forgivingness, namely positive and negative dimensions of forgivingness of oneself, other people, and situations beyond anyone's control. Data were collected from 153 adults aged from 20 to 55 years. The participants completed the NEO-FFI Personality Inventory and the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS). Correlation and regression analyses were performed. The results demonstrated that personality traits explained variance in most HFS subscales. Neuroticism, agreeableness and extraversion were significant predictors of different dimensions of forgivingness. Neuroticism negatively predicted the overall level of forgivingness and overcoming unforgiveness of self, others, and situations. Extraversion along with neuroticism also negatively predicted total forgivingness as well as overcoming unforgiveness in general and towards others. Agreeableness was significantly related to positive forgivingness in general and towards others.

The Relationship between Basic Hope and Depression: Forgiveness as a Mediator

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Pemaafan Pada Penyintas Kekerasan Seksual Dalam Berpacaran Ditinjau Dari Big-Five Personality

“…Selain itu, penyintas KSDB memiliki tingkat neuroticism ke arah positif, sehingga menjadikan ia lebih baik dalam mengendalikan emosi. Dengan pengontrolan emosi yang baik, individu cenderung mampu menyelesaikan masalah, salah satunya dengan pemberian pemaafan secara total (Kaleta & Mroz, 2018). Seperti yang diungkapkan oleh Walker & Gorsuch (2002), dalam penelitiannya, bahwa kepribadian neurotisme mengenai stabilitas emosi berkorelasi dengan sikap memaafkan, serta faktor kepribadian membantu dalam memahami sikap memaafkan disposisional.…”

Strategies for regulating the emotional sphere of the personality in the context of digitalization

“…At the present stage of social development, due to the acceleration of scientific and technological progress and the rapidly changing conditions of the social environment, the number of negative factors affecting a person is increasing, which contributes to the growth of disorders in the emotional sphere of the personality [1,2]. The phenomenon of forgiveness raises a number of questions that cover a wide range of scientific fields [3][4][5][6]. Despite the widespread use of the concept of forgiveness in spoken language, literature, religious and philosophical texts, the understanding of its essence is ambiguous [7][8][9].…”