Victim's Perspective of Forgiveness Seeking Behaviors After Transgressions
Forgiveness seeking after a relational transgression is an important aspect of relational repair from an interpersonal perspective, although it has received much less attention than the process of granting forgiveness. This research focuses on the victim's perspective of the transgressor's...
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doaj-244a38cb4d244540a8d965039fdc8a172021-04-21T05:03:32ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782021-04-011210.3389/fpsyg.2021.656689656689Victim's Perspective of Forgiveness Seeking Behaviors After TransgressionsPilar Martinez-Diaz0Jose M. Caperos1Jose M. Caperos2Maria Prieto-Ursúa3Elena Gismero-González4Elena Gismero-González5Virginia Cagigal6Virginia Cagigal7Maria José Carrasco8Department of Psychology, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainUNINPSI Clinical Psychology Center, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainFundación San Juan de Dios, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainUNINPSI Clinical Psychology Center, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainUNINPSI Clinical Psychology Center, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainDepartment of Psychology, Comillas Pontifical University, Madrid, SpainForgiveness seeking after a relational transgression is an important aspect of relational repair from an interpersonal perspective, although it has received much less attention than the process of granting forgiveness. This research focuses on the victim's perspective of the transgressor's behaviors and how they are related to forgiveness and offense characteristics. This paper proposes a multidimensional concept of seeking forgiveness that includes four dimensions: apologies, restorative action, relational caring behaviors, and diverting behaviors. A questionnaire for assessing these dimensions was developed and tested with a general population sample of 450 subjects. Participants recalled a specific offense and then answered a questionnaire about the perceived usefulness of different forgiveness-seeking behaviors, a forgiveness inventory, and several questions regarding the characteristics of the offense (severity, intentionality, and frequency). Our results support the four-factor structure of the questionnaire. As the perceived intentionality of the offense increases, behaviors that are directly related to the transgression, such as apologies and restorative actions, are experienced as less useful for forgiveness. The more hurtful the offense, the less useful the diverting behaviors are. Behavior such as apologies and restorative action are related to a lower (less) motivation for revenge, while all forgiveness-seeking behaviors are related to an increase in feelings of benevolence toward the offender.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.656689/fullforgivenessforgiveness seekingtransgressionclose relationshipsrelational repairrestoration |
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Pilar Martinez-Diaz Jose M. Caperos Jose M. Caperos Maria Prieto-Ursúa Elena Gismero-González Elena Gismero-González Virginia Cagigal Virginia Cagigal Maria José Carrasco Victim's Perspective of Forgiveness Seeking Behaviors After Transgressions Frontiers in Psychology forgiveness forgiveness seeking transgression close relationships relational repair restoration |
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Pilar Martinez-Diaz Jose M. Caperos Jose M. Caperos Maria Prieto-Ursúa Elena Gismero-González Elena Gismero-González Virginia Cagigal Virginia Cagigal Maria José Carrasco |
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Victim's Perspective of Forgiveness Seeking Behaviors After Transgressions |
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Victim's Perspective of Forgiveness Seeking Behaviors After Transgressions |
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Forgiveness seeking after a relational transgression is an important aspect of relational repair from an interpersonal perspective, although it has received much less attention than the process of granting forgiveness. This research focuses on the victim's perspective of the transgressor's behaviors and how they are related to forgiveness and offense characteristics. This paper proposes a multidimensional concept of seeking forgiveness that includes four dimensions: apologies, restorative action, relational caring behaviors, and diverting behaviors. A questionnaire for assessing these dimensions was developed and tested with a general population sample of 450 subjects. Participants recalled a specific offense and then answered a questionnaire about the perceived usefulness of different forgiveness-seeking behaviors, a forgiveness inventory, and several questions regarding the characteristics of the offense (severity, intentionality, and frequency). Our results support the four-factor structure of the questionnaire. As the perceived intentionality of the offense increases, behaviors that are directly related to the transgression, such as apologies and restorative actions, are experienced as less useful for forgiveness. The more hurtful the offense, the less useful the diverting behaviors are. Behavior such as apologies and restorative action are related to a lower (less) motivation for revenge, while all forgiveness-seeking behaviors are related to an increase in feelings of benevolence toward the offender. |
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forgiveness forgiveness seeking transgression close relationships relational repair restoration |
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