The psychology of forgiveness.

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Age differences in forgivingness: The role of future time perspective (2008, background): “…and the negative consequences engendered by them is provided by forgiveness, which involves aspects of releasing or letting go of negative responses, and may also involve positive reactions towards the transgressor over time, e.g., benevolence (cf. Fincham, 2000; McCullough & Witvliet, 2002).”
A Turkish version of Heartland Forgiveness Scale (2010, background): “More recently, family therapists, clinical and social psychologists and psychological counselors asserted a significant association between forgiveness and individuals’ spiritual and mental well-being (Brown, 2003; Brown & Phillips, 2005; Maltby, Macaskill, & Day, 2001; McCullough & Witvliet, 2002).”
Forgivingness, vengeful rumination, and affective traits. (2005, methodology): “Rumination has also been linked to depression (Nolen-Hoeksema, 1987, 1991). Thompson et al. (2003) found depressive rumination, using a measure by Nolen-Hoeksema and Morrow (1991), to be related negatively to the HFS FO scale (r5 .”
A transactional model of forgiveness in the service failure context: a customer‐driven approach (2011, unknown): “(McCullough et al., 2000; Enright, 1994).”