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Polat H, Karakaş SA, Erçel Ş, Taşci G. Alexithymia and Forgiveness Levels of Forensic Psychiatric Patients. J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv 2024; 62:27-35. [PMID: 37879088 DOI: 10.3928/02793695-20231018-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2023]
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The current cross-sectional study was performed to examine levels of alexithymia and forgiveness in forensic psychiatric patients. Data were collected between March 2022 and August 2022 at a high-security forensic psychiatric hospital affiliated with a city hospital in Turkey. A personal information form prepared by the researchers, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and the Heartland Forgiveness Scale were used to obtain data. Participants comprised 132 forensic psychiatric patients who agreed to participate in the study. A significant negative correlation was found between alexithymia and forgiveness levels of participants (p < 0.01, r = -0.259). In other words, as alexithymia levels increased, participants were found to be less forgiving. In addition, results suggest that forensic psychiatric patients are susceptible to alexithymia and higher levels of forgiveness. Determining forgiveness and alexithymia levels of forensic psychiatric patients will contribute to the structuring of care to be offered to these patients. [Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 62(6), 27-35.].
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Wnuk M. Are Religious Practices Indirectly Related to Stress at Work Through the Tendency to Forgive? A Sample of Polish Employees. JOURNAL OF RELIGION AND HEALTH 2024; 63:2259-2275. [PMID: 36454334 PMCID: PMC11061031 DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01710-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Religiosity has been a neglected factor in studies regarding the workplace in comparison to spirituality. Some available studies have indicated positive outcomes of religious commitment and intrinsically religious-oriented employees. There is however a lack of research explaining how religious commitment is related to occupational well-being. This study aimed to examine the mechanism of the relationship between religious practices and stress at work and the role of forgiveness as a moral virtue underlying this link. The participants in the study were 754 employees from Poland. The research used a cross-sectional design. The mechanism controlled for gender, denomination, age, education, and the level of position held, and the indirect relationship between prayer and mass attendance and stress at work through forgiveness was confirmed. Religious practices were positively related to a lack of revenge and avoidance motivation, which, in turn, was negatively correlated with stress at work. The role of religious commitment in occupational well-being was discussed, considering socio-cultural conditioning, and the theoretical and practical implications were presented.
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- Marcin Wnuk
- Department of Work and Organizational Psychology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Ul. Szamarzewskiego 89/AB, 60-568, Poznan, Poland.
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Fincham FD, Maranges HM. Psychological perspectives on divine forgiveness: seeking divine forgiveness. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1256402. [PMID: 38455121 PMCID: PMC10918850 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1256402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Seeking divine forgiveness (forgiveness by a Supreme Being or Higher Power) is important because the perception of such forgiveness is associated with psychological well-being This paper is the first to examine a process model of divine forgiveness in which the decision to pursue such forgiveness initiates the process of seeking it. Two studies investigate the likelihood of seeking divine forgiveness. Study 1 (N = 190) introduces and provides discriminant validity for a unidimensional measure divine forgiveness seeking. Convergent validity is provided by demonstrating that seeking divine forgiveness correlates with reported experiences of divine forgiveness both concurrently and six weeks later. Study 2 (N = 390) provides a confirmatory factor analysis of seeking divine forgiveness scale items identified in Study 1 and replicates the concurrent and temporal association with reported experiences of divine forgiveness using a longer time interval (12 weeks). It also documents associations between a person's image of God, attachment and closeness to God and the likelihood of seeking divine forgiveness. Both studies control for religiosity and Study 2 introduces an additional control for impression management. Together, they provide support for the idea that the decision to pursue divine forgiveness begins the process of seeking such forgiveness. We discuss limitations of the research and outline several paths for additional studies.
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- Frank D. Fincham
- Human Development and Family Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, United States
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Haikola A. Conversations with God: How Are Religion and Spirituality Used to Make Sense of Forgiveness? PASTORAL PSYCHOLOGY 2023:1-17. [PMID: 37359497 PMCID: PMC10257375 DOI: 10.1007/s11089-023-01081-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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Forgiveness has a connection to religion and spirituality. Yet, little is known about how religious and spiritual people actually forgive. The present study investigated how religion and spirituality are used to make sense of forgiveness. The narratives of seven interviewees were chosen for close analysis of their experiences of forgiveness. McAdams's life story interview method and narrative analysis were applied. Five themes were formulated: (1) forgiveness as Christian duty, (2) forgiveness as God's miracle, (3) forgiveness through praying, (4) forgiveness through God's sacrifice, and (5) forgiveness as God's mercy. The findings indicate that God was important to the interviewees and supported their forgiveness process. Subthemes of revenge and justice suggest that sometimes forgiveness and revenge motives may be intertwined. Forgiveness was a divine process for the participants, and some felt that they would not have been able to forgive without God. Attributing forgiveness to God may serve the forgiveness process.
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- Anne Haikola
- Department of Social Sciences, Social Psychology, University of Eastern Finland, Yliopistonranta 1, 70600 Kuopio, Finland
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Stackhouse MRD, Boon SD, Paulin M. Why we harm the organization for a perpetrator's actions: The roles of unforgiveness, group betrayal, and group embodiment in displaced revenge. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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- Madelynn R. D. Stackhouse
- Department of Management Bryan School of Business & Economics University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro USA
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- Department of Psychology University of Calgary Calgary Canada
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- Department of Psychology University of Calgary Calgary Canada
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Shakeri F, Atashzadeh‐Shoorideh F, Varzeshnejad M, Svetic Cisic R, Oomen B. Correlation between Ethical Intelligence, Quality of Work Life and Caring Behaviour of Paediatric Nurses. Nurs Open 2021; 8:1168-1174. [PMID: 34482658 PMCID: PMC8046053 DOI: 10.1002/nop2.729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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AIMS The aim of this study is to determine correlation between paediatric nurses' "ethical intelligence" with "quality of work life" and "caring behaviour." DESIGN Descriptive correlational study. METHODS Data were collected with EIQ, QWL and CBI. Two hundred and one nurses and 201 caregivers of children hospitalized in a paediatric hospital in Tehran were randomly selected as participants. Data were analysed by SPSS. The data were collected in 2019. RESULTS Comparison of the subscale "ethical intelligence" with the scale "quality of work life" indicated a significant positive correlation between "honesty" with "job and carrier satisfaction" and "forgiveness" with "job and carrier satisfaction". In addition, findings showed a significant positive correlation between "honesty" and "control at work" and between "accountability" with "home-work interface." There was no significant correlation between "ethical intelligence" and "caring behaviours" and between nurses' "quality of work life" and "caring behaviours." Structural equation modelling showed a correlation between nurses' "ethical intelligence" and "quality of work life."
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- Fateme Shakeri
- Student Research CommitteeSchool of Nursing & MidwiferyShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Psychiatric Nursing and ManagementSchool of Nursing & MidwiferyShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- Department of Pediatric NursingNursing & Midwifery SchoolShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesTehranIran
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- ESNO, European Specialist Nurses OrganizationEuropean Public Health Alliance (EPHA)Arnhemthe Netherlands
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Aziz IA, Yıldırım M. Investigating relationship between psychological trait resilience and forgiveness among internally displaced persons. PSYCHOLOGY, COMMUNITY & HEALTH 2020. [DOI: 10.5964/pch.v8i1.313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Aim
In general, conflict has many adverse effects on individuals’ lives. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between psychological trait resilience and forgiveness among internally displaced persons (IDPs).
Method
The sample consisted of 244 IDPs (111 males and 133 females) who have been exposed to various stressful situations. Age of participants ranged between 18 and 60 years (M = 32.63 years, SD = 8.18). Psychological Trait Resilience Scale and Enright Forgiveness Inventory were used through a cross-sectional study to collect data.
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The results showed that IDPs reported low levels of resilience and forgiveness. The results also indicated that ecological resilience was positively related with emotional, behavioral, and cognitive forgiveness, while engineering resilience was positively related with emotional and cognitive forgiveness. Adaptive resilience was found to be positively related with emotional forgiveness. Regression analysis indicated that ecological resilience uniquely predicted emotional, behavioral, and cognitive forgiveness after controlling for demographic characteristics.
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These results suggest that higher levels of resilience are important for forgiveness among IDPs. Interventions aiming to enhance IDPs’ forgiveness should account for psychological trait resilience.
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van Rensburg CJ, Rothmann S. Towards positive institutions: Positive practices and employees’ experiences in higher education institutions. SA JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.4102/sajip.v46i0.1733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Derdaele E, Toussaint L, Thauvoye E, Dezutter J. Forgiveness and late life functioning: the mediating role of finding ego-integrity. Aging Ment Health 2019; 23:238-245. [PMID: 29115858 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2017.1399346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES This study seeks (1) to replicate previous findings on the mediating effect of integrity/despair in the relation between forgiveness and depression in an elderly population and (2) to extend these findings to other aspects of functioning, namely life satisfaction and subjective health. Both aims were studied in a sample of residential elderly. METHODS Residential elderly (n = 329, M = 87 years) filled out questionnaires on forgivingness, depressive symptoms, life satisfaction, subjective health and the developmental task of integrity/despair. Structural equation modeling was used to test the mediational role of integrity-despair in the relation between forgivingness and the aspects of functioning. Direct and indirect effects are tested. RESULTS The results confirmed earlier findings stating that forgivingness and depression are negatively associated in residential elderly and that the developmental task of finding integrity and avoiding despair is significant mediator in this relationship. A similar pattern of mediational associations was found for life satisfaction. However, for subjective health only a direct effect between forgiveness and subjective health was found, whereas the developmental task of integrity and despair did not function as an underlying mechanism. DISCUSSION Framed within a life span perspective, we showed that the developmental task of finding a balance between integrity and despair is an important intrapersonal mechanism through which forgivingness is related with depressed feelings and life satisfaction for residential elderly. A different mechanism might explain the direct effect between forgiveness and subjective health.
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- Elke Derdaele
- a Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , KU Leuven University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- b Department of Psychology , Luther College , Decorah , IA , USA
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- a Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , KU Leuven University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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- a Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences , KU Leuven University of Leuven , Leuven , Belgium
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Assessment of Hospital Nurses’ Moral Intelligence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Guilan Province, North of Iran. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.5812/semj.62299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Zheng MX, van Dijke M, Narayanan J, De Cremer D. When expressing forgiveness backfires in the workplace: victim power moderates the effect of expressing forgiveness on transgressor compliance. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/1359432x.2017.1392940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Michelle Xue Zheng
- Department of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, China
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- Business and Society Department, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Division of Human Resource Management, Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Organizational Behavior and Leadership, International Institute for Management Development (IMD), Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Management and Organisation, Business School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Organisational Behaviour & Information Systems Group, Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Forgiving is good for health and performance: How forgiveness helps individuals cope with the psychological contract breach. JOURNAL OF VOCATIONAL BEHAVIOR 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2017.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Self-oriented forgiveness and other-oriented forgiveness: Shaping high-quality exchange relationships. JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT & ORGANIZATION 2016. [DOI: 10.1017/jmo.2016.18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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AbstractWe examine the effects of two distinct forgiveness motives, self-oriented and other-oriented, on relationship quality within supervisor–subordinate relationships. We provide empirical evidence that both forgiveness motives are positively associated with leader–member exchange and differentially associated with interpersonal citizenship behavior and suggest that previous forgiveness research may be incomplete. We demonstrate that high-quality leader–member relationships and interpersonal citizenship behavior can be enhanced by self-oriented forgiveness motive and other-oriented forgiveness motive. We further show that the association between forgiveness motive and leader–member exchange can be strengthened by one’s disposition, such that proactive personality strengthens the influence of self-oriented forgiveness motive on leader–member exchange and empathic concern strengthens the influence of other-oriented forgiveness motive on leader–member exchange. This manuscript aims to empirically examine two key pathways to forgiveness: one driven by self-orientation and the other driven by other-orientation.
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Zdaniuk A, Bobocel DR. The role of idealized influence leadership in promoting workplace forgiveness. THE LEADERSHIP QUARTERLY 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Adams GS, Zou X, Inesi ME, Pillutla MM. Forgiveness is not always divine: When expressing forgiveness makes others avoid you. ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND HUMAN DECISION PROCESSES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2014.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Faramarzi M, Jahanian K, Zarbakhsh M, Salehi S, Pasha H. The Role of Moral Intelligence and Identity Styles in Prediction of Mental Health Problems in Healthcare Students. Health (London) 2014. [DOI: 10.4236/health.2014.68086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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