Expressing forgiveness and repentance: Benefits and barriers.

By Julie J. Exline, Roy F. Baumeister. 2000

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Forgiveness, forbearance, and time: the temporal unfolding of transgression-related interpersonal motivations. (2003, background): “Exline and Baumeister (2000) defined forgiveness as the “cancellation of a debt” by “the person who has been hurt or wronged” (p.”
Paths to interpersonal forgiveness: The roles of personality, disposition to forgive and contextual factors in predicting forgiveness following a specific offence (2008, background): “…in Predicting Forgiveness Following a Specific Offence In recent years, forgiveness has received increasing attention as its role in maintaining interpersonal relationships and contributing to well-being has been recognised (Exline & Baumeister, 2000; McCullough, Pargament & Thorensen, 2000).”
Forgiving communication as a response to relational transgressions (2005, background): “Those who forgive acknowledge that they are owed a social debt but make a conscious decision to absolve the debtor (Exline & Baumeister, 2000).”
Dispositional and state forgiveness: The role of self-esteem, need for structure, and narcissism (2006, background): “There may be situational factors that will affect whether victims of transgressions will forgive those who hurt them, such as whether an apology was offered (e.g., Darby & Schlenker, 1982; Exline & Baumeister, 2000).”
Handbook of Forgiveness (2007, background): “Exline and Baumeister (2000) defi ned forgiveness as the “cancellation of a debt” by “the person who has been hurt or wronged” (p. 133).”
Psychometric and Rationalization Accounts of the Religion‐Forgiveness Discrepancy (2005, background): “Exline and Baumeister (2000) defined forgiveness as the “cancellation of a debt” by “the person who has been hurt or wronged” (p. 133).”
We are sorry: Intergroup apologies and their tenuous link with intergroup forgiveness (2013, background): “Some scholars in the interpersonal forgiveness literature argue that forgiveness is an act of self-nurturing for victims, in that it allows them to let go of layers of pain and resentment that erode psychological and physical health (Exline & Baumeister, 2000; West, 2001).”
Forgiveness in Marriage: Current Status and Future Directions (2006, background): “Forgiveness is not something to which the offender is entitled but is granted nonetheless, leading some scholars to describe it as an altruistic gift (e.g., Enright, Freedman, & Rique, 1998; Worthington, 2001) or as the cancellation of a debt (Exline & Baumeister, 2000).”
The tendency to forgive in dating and married couples: The role of attachment and relationship satisfaction (2004, background): “Forgiveness is believed to be an important step in restoring a relationship ‘‘toward harmony and trust’’ (Exline & Baumeister, 2000: p. 138).”
Forgiveness and purpose in life as spiritual mechanisms of recovery from substance use disorders (2010, background): “Reconciliation, though related to forgiveness, is differentiated from it in the empirical literature (Enright and Fitzgibbons 2000; Exline and Baumeister 2000).”
Motivations for promotion and prevention and the role of trust and commitment in interpersonal forgiveness (2010, background): “…circumstances such as strong feelings of empathy, closeness, and commitment versus an absence of genuine remorse) also help or hinder forgiveness (Exline & Baumeister, 2000; Finkel, Rusbult, Kumashiro, & Hannon, 2002; McCullough & Hoyt, 2002; McCullough et al., 1997; McCullough et al., 1998).”
An examination of emotional empathy, attributions of stability, and the link between perceived remorse and forgiveness (2011, background): “Those who offer an apology tend to receive more forgiveness than those who do not apologize (Exline & Baumeister, 2000; Hodgins & Liebeskind, 2003), especially when an apology is accompanied by expressions of remorse (Bornstein, Lahana, & Miller, 2002; Schmitt, Gollwitzer, Förster, & Montada, 2004).”
Guilt, empathy, and apology (2012, background): “While apology often precedes forgiveness, forgiveness has thus far received the lion’s share of attention by psychologists (Exline & Baumeister, 2000; Lazare, 2004).”
An Investigation of Forgiveness-seeking Communication and Relational Outcomes (2005, background): “While it is possible to forgive while also choosing to end a relationship or reduce its intimacy, when partners forgive, they willingly give up legitimate claims to hostile emotion and retaliation (Exline & Baumeister, 2000).”