Forgiveness, forbearance, and time: the temporal unfolding of transgression-related interpersonal motivations.

By M. McCullough, F. Fincham, Jo-Ann Tsang. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Forgive and Forget? Antecedents and Consequences of Intergroup Forgiveness in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008, background): “Other research has found that a victim’s decision to forgive is associated with the release of feelings of anger and revenge towards the offender (Enright, 1991; McCullough, Finchman, & Tsang, 2003 ).”
The role of automaticity in determining the inclination to forgive close others (2007, background): “g, Boon & Sulsky, 1997) determine inclinations to forgive, and forgiveness over time (McCullough et al., 2003).”
Episodes of incivility between subordinates and supervisors: Examining the role of self‐control and time with an interaction‐record diary study. (2015, result): “Finally, the result is also in line with research on forgiveness showing that with increasing time, the motivation for revenge decreases (e.g., McCullough et al., 2003).”
The effects of attributions of intent and apology on forgiveness: When saying sorry may not help the story ☆ (2008, background): “…one hand, certain intrapersonal factors situated within injured parties such as their attributions for the transgressors’ responsibility for the offense can influence forgiveness (Eaton, Struthers, & Santelli, 2006; Fincham, 2000; McCullough et al., 2003; Weiner, 2006; Zechmeister & Romero, 2002).”
Healing, Reconciliation, Forgiving and the Prevention of Violence after Genocide or Mass Killing: An Intervention and Its Experimental Evaluation in Rwanda (2005, background): “Since the definition of forgiving usually includes the development of a more positive attitude toward the other ( McCullough,Fincham,& Tsang,2003 ), reconciliation and forgiveness are clearly connected.”
A transactional model of forgiveness in the service failure context: a customer‐driven approach (2011, background): “There is a general consensus that forgiveness is a process rather than an act, that evolves over time; most importantly, forgiveness is regarded as an intended, deliberate activity and not merely as the dissipation of negative emotions and feelings (McCullough et al., 2003; Karremans and Aarts, 2007”
A REVIEW OF FORGIVENESS PROCESS MODELS AND A COPING FRAMEWORK TO GUIDE FUTURE RESEARCH (2006, background): “, 2004), and responsibility attributions (Fincham et al., 2002; McCullough et al., 2003) are related to individuals’ willingness to forgive.”
Psychometric and Rationalization Accounts of the Religion‐Forgiveness Discrepancy (2005, methodology): “Decreases in either avoidance or revenge would be indicative of forgiveness (e.g., McCullough et al., 2003) Results.”
When Customer Love Turns into Lasting Hate: The Effects of Relationship Strength and Time on Customer Revenge and Avoidance (2009, methodology): “Indeed, some evidence shows that because of its association with intense cognitions (McCullough, Fincham, and Tsang 2003) and emotions (Bonifield and Cole 2007), a desire for revenge may be difficult to sustain and should decrease over time (Bies, Tripp, and Kramer 1997).”