Beyond Revenge: The Evolution of the Forgiveness Instinct

By M. McCullough. 2008

369 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Demography, Sociology and Political Science

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In Clinical Psychology

1. Steven J. Sandage
2. Don E. Davis
3. Daniel C. Molden
4. Mathias Allemand
5. J. Burnette
6. Myung-sun Chung
7. Everett L. Worthington Jr.
8. P. Hill

In Demography

1. P. Hill
2. Myung-sun Chung
3. Mathias Allemand
4. Mario Gollwitzer
5. Eli J. Finkel
6. Arie Nadler
7. Manuel Eisner
8. Steven J. Sandage

In Sociology and Political Science

1. Don E. Davis
2. J. Burnette
3. Mario Gollwitzer
4. Arie Nadler
5. Eli J. Finkel
6. P. Hill
7. Myung-sun Chung
8. Manfred J. Schmitt

Citations in the corpus

• The Role of Agency and Morality in Reconciliation Processes (2015, background): “…of acceptance conveyed by the victims imply that they will not retaliate against or avoid the perpetrator (two common responses among victims; McCullough, 2008), and messages of empowerment conveyed by perpetrators imply that they will not repeat the transgression (because they now recognize…”
• The Uses of Violence: An Examination of Some Cross-Cutting Issues (2009, background): “Evolutionary psychologists and economists have long been interested in the underlying logic of the anger-retaliation mechanism amongst humans (e.g. Buss and Shackelford 1997; Fehr and Gächter 2002; McCullough 2008; Trivers 1971).”
• Forgiveness and Spirituality in Psychotherapy: A Relational Approach (2015, background): “Interpersonal conflict is inevitable (McCullough, 2008), and in national probability samples, most people admit to holding some unforgiveness (Toussaint, Williams, Musick, & Everson, 2001).”
• Gratitude, forgivingness, and well-being in adulthood: Tests of moderation and incremental prediction (2011, background): “Based on these and other studies, it has been suggested that our ability to forgive others is an evolutionary adaptation that serves to promote community well-being (McCullough, 2008).”
• Insecure attachment and depressive symptoms: The mediating role of rumination, empathy, and forgiveness (2009, background): “However, after initial unforgiving motivations are evoked, forgiveness can be reached if the victim values the relationship, cares about the offender, and feels secure in the relationship (McCullough, 2008).”
• Motivations for promotion and prevention and the role of trust and commitment in interpersonal forgiveness (2010, background): “…provides an opportunity for attaining future gains within a relationship and for the relationship itself to advance; it also helps to restore the security one derives within a relationship and protects the relationship itself from serious deterioration (cf. Fincham et al., 2005; McCullough, 2008).”
• What gives victims satisfaction when they seek revenge (2011, background): “…and non-human primates across all ages and cultures (e.g., de Waal, 1996), and it is directly tied to our moral intuitions and our subjective notions of justice and deservingness (Bies & Tripp, 2005; Elster, 1990; Gollwitzer, 2009; McCullough, 2008; McLean Parks, 1997; Skarlicki & Folger, 1997).”
• Pathways between attachment and marital satisfaction: The mediating roles of rumination, empathy, and forgiveness (2014, background): “…an evolutionary perspective, the fact that people still tend to respond with retaliation or revenge rather than forgiveness (Burnette et al., 2009; McCullough, 2008), despite increasing evidence of the importance of forgiveness, can be seen as an inadequacy of emotion regulation reflected by…”