Interpersonal Forgiveness among Kuwaiti Adolescents and Adults

Ahmed, Ramadan A.; Azar, Fabiola; Mullet, Étienne

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“…As a result, some of the first attempts at studying forgiveness in socio-political contexts addressed only interpersonal forgiveness (e.g. Azar, Mullet & Vinsonneau, 1999;Azar & Mullet, 2001Ahmed, Azar & Mullet, 2007).…”

Section: Examples Of Intergroup Forgivenessmentioning

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The granting of forgiveness in an intergroup context: African and Asian social representations

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Kadiangandu

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The model for representing intergroup forgiveness suggested by Neto, Pinto & Mullet (2007a) has been extended through the examination of data from a large sample (n = 1036) of Asian (Cambodians and East Timorese) and African (Angolans, Guineans and Mozambicans) adults who have been personally affected by long-term wars and conflicts in their area. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses showed that a nine-factor model could adequately fit the whole set of data. Overall, a large majority of the participants agreed with the view that forgiveness as an intergroup process was conceivable. For a majority of the participants: (a) the aim of the intergroup forgiveness process is reconciliation with the former offender; (b) the process does not need to be strictly conditional on adequate reparation and compensation; (c) it should be democratic -in other words, forgiveness should not be decided solely by politicians, traditional or religious authorities; (d) it belongs to the forgiver-forgiven dyad -in other words, interference from the international community should be minimal; (e) it should be public (and not a negotiation between members of the elite) -forgiveness should be announced to the whole community using broad international languages; and (f) it should be an all-encompassing process, that is, it should encompass all the members of the requesting group, all the members of the forgiving group and all the offences.

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The granting of forgiveness in an intergroup context: African and Asian social representations

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Kadiangandu

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“…Sunni, Maronites, Druzes), in Vinsonneau and Mullet [2001] among a sample of French adolescents from two different cultures (Magrhebi and Eropean), in Girard et al [2002] among a sample of French adults, and in Ahmed et al [2003] among a sample of Kuwaiti adolescents and adults. In all these studies, willingness to forgive was shown to be a function of a weighted sum of these same four factors.…”

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Do we forgive physical aggression in the same way that we forgive psychological aggression?

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Mullet

2005

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The present study examined variations in the impact of social proximity, apologies, intent to harm, cancellation of consequences, and attitude of others on the willingness to forgive an aggressor as a function of the type of aggression-physical aggression or psychological aggression. The participants were instructed to express their willingness to forgive in two contexts-physical aggression and psychological aggression-which constituted a within-subject factor. Five sets of scenarios corresponding to the five between-subject factors (from social proximity to intent to harm) were used. Participants were 215 adults aged 17-60 years. As hypothesized, the cancellation of the consequences had less impact, and the apologies and the intent to harm had more impact, on the willingness to forgive in the case of physical aggression than in the case of psychological aggression. This result was a robust one; it did not depend on the participant's gender and age. Aggr. Behav. 31:559-570, 2005. r

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“…However, some research has shown Kuwaitis to have a high level of willingness to forgive, especially when an apology has been offered (Ahmed, Azar, & Mullet, 2007). This high willingness to forgive has also been found with survivors of the civil war in Lebanon, even across six major religious groups (Azar & Mullet, 2002).…”

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Forgiveness, revenge, and adherence to Islam as moderators for psychological wellbeing and depression among survivors of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

Scull¹

2015

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

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This study examined the relationships of forgiveness, desire for revenge, adherence to Islam, depression, and psychological wellbeing among 220 Muslim Kuwaiti civilians who experienced the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and subsequent seven-month occupation. Participants completed the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI), the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory-18 (TRIM), the Displaced Aggression Questionnaire (DAQ), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and two sub-scales of Psychological Wellbeing (PSWB). An instrument of 13 items was designed to measure adherence of Islam and the degree to which Islam informs forgiveness attitudes. Results found support for the benefits of forgiveness in that interpersonal forgiveness (EFI) was negatively correlated with depression and revenge. Revenge was negatively correlated with depression and psychological wellbeing. Results also indicated that Islamic forgiveness attitudes moderated the relationship between Islamic devotional practices with

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Interpersonal Forgiveness among Kuwaiti Adolescents and Adults

Cited by 28 publications

References 28 publications

The granting of forgiveness in an intergroup context: African and Asian social representations

The granting of forgiveness in an intergroup context: African and Asian social representations

Do we forgive physical aggression in the same way that we forgive psychological aggression?

Forgiveness, revenge, and adherence to Islam as moderators for psychological wellbeing and depression among survivors of the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait

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