Religiosity and forgiveness among first-married and remarried adults

Orathinkal, Jose; Vansteenwegen, Alfons

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“…In general, the relation between religiosity and interpersonal forgiveness is examined using Judeo-Christian samples, in contrast to this research on a Muslim sample. Many studies show a positive link between religiosity and forgiveness (e.g., Webb, Chickering, Colburn, Heisler, & Call, 2005;Lawler, Row, & Piferi, 2006;Jose, & Alfons, 2007;Macaskill, 2007;Fox, & Thomas 2008). Being broadly in line with previous research and supporting the research hypothesis presented here, this author's findings reveal that religiosity is positively related to interpersonal forgiveness.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

How Religion Promotes Forgiveness: The Case of Turkish Muslims

Ayten

2012

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Due to developments in positive psychology, the theme of forgiveness has increasingly been observed in psychological studies in recent years. Forgiveness has now become one of positive psychology's favourite topics. It is conceived as an element of religiosity and hence studies focus on the relation between forgiveness and religiosity. This study is carried out to determine the relation between the propensity to forgive and socio-demographic variables (gender and age) and religiosity in the case of the Turkish-Muslim sample. Furthermore, this article aims to describe the relation between forgiveness, humility and pride. In order to investigate these relations, the Interpersonal Forgiveness Scale and Brief Islamic Religiosity Measure have been developed and applied to a sample of 321 people from different parts of Istanbul, Turkey. The findings show that religiosity is positively related to the propensity to forgive and negatively related to feelings of revenge. Furthermore, forgiveness is correlated positively with humility and negatively with pride.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 87%

How Religion Promotes Forgiveness: The Case of Turkish Muslims

Ayten

2012

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“…Jose and Alfons (2007) examined the role of religiousness in forgiveness in a sample of Belgian adults. Jose and Alfons (2007) examined the role of religiousness in forgiveness in a sample of Belgian adults.…”

Section: Interpersonal Forgivenessmentioning

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Forgiveness and Health

Toussaint¹,

Worthington²,

Williams³

2015

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“…This is unsurprising as the concept of forgiveness finds its roots in many religious traditions and one would expect that if the norms of a religion supported forgiveness, its members would be more forgiving. A number of studies have found that as religiosity increases so does forgiveness (DiBlasio & Benda, 2001; Exline et al, 2004; Jose & Alfons, 2007; Lawler‐Row & Piferi, 2006). When compared to nonreligious individuals, those who are religious report a higher motivation to forgive others (Gorsuch & Hao, 1993).…”

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The antecedents and consequences of interpersonal forgiveness: A meta‐analytic review

Riek

Mania

2011

Personal Relationships

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This article examines the antecedents and outcomes of forgiveness. The interpersonal forgiveness literature is qualitatively reviewed. Antecedents to forgiveness are classified by their proximity to forgiveness based on M. E. McCullough and colleagues, (1998) framework. From most distal to most proximal these antecedents are personality, relationship factors, offense-specific factors, and social-cognitive factors including empathy. The association of these antecedents and several consequences of forgiveness are quantitatively examined in meta-analyses. All investigated variables were significantly related to forgiveness. Empathy was a stronger correlate of forgiveness than any other non-social-cognitive antecedent except for trait agreeableness. Methodological factors and the average age of subjects moderated the relationship between forgiveness and some of its correlates. Implications and future directions are considered.

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Religiosity and forgiveness among first-married and remarried adults

Cited by 26 publications

References 37 publications

How Religion Promotes Forgiveness: The Case of Turkish Muslims

How Religion Promotes Forgiveness: The Case of Turkish Muslims

Forgiveness and Health

The antecedents and consequences of interpersonal forgiveness: A meta‐analytic review

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