Interpersonal forgiving in close relationships
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...According to McCullough, Worthington, and Rachal (1997), empathic distress for a guilty party’s suffering plays a crucial role in a victim’s willingness to forgive; does this mean, however, that forgiveness can never occur if a betraying partner is unremorseful?...
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...Forgiving the errant partner plays a key role in repairing the damage caused by hurtful events (Fincham, 2000; McCullough et al., 1997, 1998)....
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...However, the most effective strategy for securing forgiveness may be to offer a sincere apology (Boon & Sulsky, 1997; Emmers & Canary, 1996; McCullough et al., 1997, 1998; Mongeau, Hale, & Alles, 1994)....
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...Based on ideas from McCullough's model of interpersonal forgiveness (McCullough, Rachal, Sandage, Worthington, Brown, & Hight, 1998 ; McCullough, Worthington, & Rachal, 1997 ), we also investigate associations between forgiveness, various communicative responses to hurtful events, and perceived apologies....
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...The two destructive behaviors most similar to those examined by McCullough et al. (1997, 1998)—active distancing and revenge—did not emerge as significant predictors of forgiveness....
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...The scales used by McCullough and his colleagues (e.g., McCullough et al., 1997) represent a mix of perceptual and behavioral responses....
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...Social psychologists have also addressed interpersonal forgiving from time to time (Darby & Schlenker, 1982; Gahagan & Tedeschi, 1968; Heider, 1958; Horai, Lindskold, Gahagan, & Tedeschi, 1969; Weiner, Graham, Peter, & Zmuidinas, 1991)....
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