Forgiveness in marriage: The role of relationship quality, attributions, and empathy

By F. Fincham, F. Paleari, Camillo Regalia. 2002

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Collectivism, Forgiveness, and Social Harmony (2009, background): “Similarly, people who attribute the cause of the transgression to external sources make fewer attributions of responsibility and report higher levels of forgiveness (Fincham et al., 2002).”
The role of trait forgiveness and relationship satisfaction in episodic forgiveness (2007, background): “Finally, several studies have reported gender differences in trait forgiveness and episodic forgiveness (e.g., Fincham, 2000; Fincham et al., 2002; Fincham et al., 2004).”
The tendency to forgive in dating and married couples: The role of attachment and relationship satisfaction (2004, background): “In addition, consistent with prior research (McCullough et al., 1998; Fincham, 2000; Fincham & Beach, 2001; Fincham et al., 2002), we found that those with a greater tendency to forgive partner transgressions were also more satisfied in their relationships.”
Forgiveness is an emotion-focused coping strategy that can reduce health risks and promote health resilience: theory, review, and hypotheses (2004, background): “Some evidence exists that supports the stabilizing power of forgiveness in marriage (McCullough et al., 1998; Fincham et al., 2002); however, much research is needed.”
RELATIONSHIP DISSOLUTION FOLLOWING INFIDELITY: THE ROLES OF ATTRIBUTIONS AND FORGIVENESS (2006, background): “A number of studies have demonstrated that attributions predict forgiveness, as benign attributions are related to greater levels of forgiveness than are nonbenign or conflict–promoting attributions (Boon & Sulsky, 1997; Bradfield & Aquino, 1999; Darby & Schlenker, 1982; Fincham et al., 2002; Weiner”
Self–Forgiveness: The Stepchild of Forgiveness Research (2005, background): “Attributions. Research on interpersonal forgiveness has shown that benign attributions for an offender’s behavior are associated with more forgiveness, while maladaptive attributions are associated with less forgiveness (Boon & Sulsky, 1997; Bradfield & Aquino, 1999; Darby & Schlenker, 1982; Fincha”
Forgiveness, forbearance, and time: the temporal unfolding of transgression-related interpersonal motivations. (2003, methodology): “tender) that have been used in work on empathy and altruism (e.g., Coke, Batson, & McDavis, 1978) and forgiveness (Fincham et al., 2002; McCullough et al., 1997, 1998).”
Positive Responses to Benefit and Harm: Bringing Forgiveness and Gratitude Into Cognitive Psychotherapy (2006, background): “Alternatively, an ability to incorporate external pressures or other uncontrollable circumstances that may have influenced the transgressor’s behavior can help to deter these negative reactions and facilitate forgiveness instead (Fincham & Beach, 2002; Fincham, Paleari, & Regalia, 2002 ).”
Forgiveness in Marriage: Current Status and Future Directions (2006, background): “Attention to enhancing empathy may be particularly important for men; Fincham et al. (2002) found that empathy was a better predictor of forgiveness in husbands than among wives, potentially because empathic behavior tends to be less common for men in relationships and therefore more influential.”