Forgiveness and Culture

Sandage, Steven J.; Crabtree, Sarah A.; Bell, Chance A.

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“…The relationships are complicated because collectivism, of course, is multi-faceted. Some collectivism is highly concerned with forgiveness as a way to maintain collective relationships (for a review, see Sandage et al, 2020). Thus, when forgiveness is seen as a pathway to restoration of relationships, wrongdoers are more likely to apologize, make amends, and offer restitution.…”

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Self-Forgiveness Among Incarcerated Individuals in Ghana: Relations With Shame- and Guilt-Proneness

Osei‐Tutu

Cowden

Kwakye-Nuako

et al. 2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Research on the forgiveness of self has largely focused on less severe, more common types of offenses among samples within developed westernized nations. In this brief report of a study within a developing nation in Africa, applications of self-forgiveness are extended to incarcerated people. The sample comprised N = 310 males (83.87%) and females (16.13%) who were incarcerated in a medium-security Ghanaian prison ( Mage = 39.35, SDage = 13.28). Participants completed measures of self-forgiveness, shame-proneness, and guilt-proneness. Prison records were examined for criminal history details. We hypothesized that self-forgiveness would correlate negatively with shame-proneness and positively with guilt-proneness. We tentatively hypothesized that this association would be moderated by offense type. Self-forgiveness correlated with both shame- and guilt-proneness in the hypothesized direction. However, neither association was moderated by type of offense. The findings offer further evidence on the salience of self-conscious emotions in forgiving oneself, particularly among incarcerated offender populations. We discuss the implications of the findings for enhancing offender rehabilitation initiatives.

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Self-Forgiveness Among Incarcerated Individuals in Ghana: Relations With Shame- and Guilt-Proneness

Osei‐Tutu

Cowden

Kwakye-Nuako

et al. 2020

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…Paz et al (2008) suggested that sensitivity to the circumstances of the offense was higher among Chinese than Western Europeans, perhaps making them less (not more) likely to forgive. Further, forgiveness, though equally frequent in individualistic and collectivistic cultures, may express different motivations (Sandage et al, 2020). Individuals who care about social harmony may be less concerned about whether they "feel" like forgiving another and more careful to make a decision that supports the group and acknowledges their responsibility in maintaining communal relationships.…”

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“…Aristotelians and positive psychologists describe forgiveness as a universal virtue (Kristjánsson, 2013), and a great deal of research identifies similarities in the correlates, predictors, and patterns of forgiveness across cultures (Fehr et al, 2010;Hanke & Vauclair, 2016;Merolla et al, 2013;Takaku et al, 2001). At the same time, culturally distinctive patterns of forgiveness have been described in the literature and deserve further attention (Cook et al, 2010;Ho & Worthington, 2018;Sandage et al, 2020;Sandage et al, 2003;Suwartono et al, 2007).…”

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Everyday Theology in Cultural Context: Forgiveness and Grace

Cook¹,

Lépine²,

Chang³

et al. 2020

Journal of Psychology and Theology

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Forgiveness is a universal virtue that appears in most cultures and religions but with cultural particularities. The current pilot research uses a mixed-methods approach to describe variations in everyday theologies of forgiveness across culture. Universal understandings of forgiveness were documented among Study 1 participants who represented three American Christian subcultures (Brazilian-Americans, Chinese-Americans, and American students), replicated in Study 2 (with Hong Kong church members and American students). Members of non-American cultures described efforts to reach social harmony by maintaining a culturally appropriate tension between reconciliation and responsibility in relationships, e.g., by demonstrating concerns with saving face, with the impact of violations on the larger community, and for personal responsibility in mitigating interpersonal violations. Differences among participants in these pilot studies were associated with the different cultural histories of the participants’ cultures and whether the cultures they represent are broadly categorized as collectivist or individualist.

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“…The forgiveness literature may be sparse when it comes to empirically defining forgiveness, but it is even more inadequate when considering how forgiveness may differ across cultures. According to Sandage and Williamson (2005), little research has focused on examining cultural and contextual variables and how they relate to forgiveness. For example, is forgiveness valued and practiced in similar ways across cultures?…”

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“…In collectivistic societies, it is common for a family or group to offer forgiveness to the offender. Consequently, forgiveness serves to restore closeness and group harmony rather than confer personal benefits (Sandage & Williamson, 2005).…”

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Culture and forgiveness: a prototype perspective

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Forgiveness and Culture

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Self-Forgiveness Among Incarcerated Individuals in Ghana: Relations With Shame- and Guilt-Proneness

Self-Forgiveness Among Incarcerated Individuals in Ghana: Relations With Shame- and Guilt-Proneness

Everyday Theology in Cultural Context: Forgiveness and Grace

Culture and forgiveness: a prototype perspective

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