The Effect of Mindfulness and Implementation Planning on the Process of Granting and Seeking Forgiveness Among Young Adults

Jeter, Whitney K.; Brannon, Laura A.

doi:10.1007/s12671-017-0706-1

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“…Two studies demonstrated participants randomly assigned to a mindfulness‐based meditation intervention resulted in increased levels of forgiveness as compared to controls (Shapiro, Oman, Thoresen, Plante, & Flinders, 2008). In addition, an experimental study found participants who engaged in a mindfulness breathing exercise were more likely to forgive and less likely to desire to seek revenge toward others for an interpersonal transgression as compared to the control group (Jeter & Brannon, 2017). Thus, there is evidence for the positive link between mindfulness and a tendency to forgive.…”

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confidence: 99%

Trait Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction: The Role of Forgiveness Among Couples

Roberts

Jaurequi

Kimmes

et al. 2020

J Marital Family Therapy

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This study sought to understand the link between trait mindfulness, forgiveness, and relationship satisfaction. Previous research established a significant positive relationship between mindfulness and relationship satisfaction, but forgiveness had not been studied in relation to these variables. Two hundred and nineteen couples in committed romantic relationships were included in the sample and completed self‐report measures on trait mindfulness, forgiveness, and relationship satisfaction. Upon conducting an actor–partner interdependence model mediation (APIMeM; Zeitschrift für Sozialpsychologie, 2006, 37, 27–40) analysis for dyadic data, results indicated significant positive associations for both inter and intrapersonal effects for both men and women. Findings indicated forgiveness is linked to both individual and partner mindfulness and relationship satisfaction, such that a person's ability to be mindful can impact the ability to forgive and therefore increase relationship satisfaction.

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Section: Review Of Literaturementioning

confidence: 99%

Trait Mindfulness and Relationship Satisfaction: The Role of Forgiveness Among Couples

Roberts

Jaurequi

Kimmes

et al. 2020

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…Although informative, Jeter and Brannon’s (2017) findings on the effects of mindfulness on offenders’ posttransgression responses are preliminary. The authors used an undergraduate sample that lacked diversity in terms of gender and culture, thereby limiting the generalizability of their findings.…”

Section: Mindfulnessmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…To understand how individuals preserve their valuable relationships in the face of threats and stressors, it is important to understand the self-regulatory factors that promote apologies and prevent nonapologies (Guilfoyle et al, 2019). In the present research, we examined how mindfulness, a strategy that has demonstrated effectiveness in promoting self-regulation of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in a variety of applied contexts influences the process of apologizing (Glomb et al, 2011; Jeter & Brannon, 2017).…”

Section: Mindfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As far as we know, only one study has examined the implications of mindfulness on offenders' posttransgression responses. Jeter and Brannon (2017) randomly assigned a sample of college students who self-identified as either a victim or perpetrator of a transgression to one of four conditions: (1) a message regarding the reasons and motives for why they should engage in forgiveness-granting/ seeking-related behaviors; (2) the same forgiveness-related message and mindfulness training; (3) the same forgiveness-related message and implementation planning training; or (4) a control condition with no forgiveness-related message and no training. Participants' likelihood to engage in, and attitudes toward, forgiveness-granting and seeking behaviors, general mood, and mood toward the other person involved in the transgression were assessed following the manipulation.…”

Section: Mindfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Additionally, the instructions provided for the forgiveness-related messages as well as the training techniques may have led to demand characteristics by telegraphing the purpose of the study. However, most relevant to this research, Jeter and Brannon’s (2017) findings cannot be used to draw concrete conclusions regarding the effects of mindfulness on offender apologies because they did not assess apology and nonapology in their study. Our research addresses these gaps.…”

Section: Mindfulnessmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Take a moment to apologize: How and why mindfulness affects apologies.

Rizvi¹,

Struthers²,

Shoikhedbrod³

et al. 2022

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied

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The current research examined whether mindfulness promotes offender apologies. In Study 1, we found a positive relation between trait mindfulness and one’s disposition to apologize. In Study 2, we found a positive effect of a mindfulness intervention on state apology for a laboratory-induced transgression. In Study 3, an online mindfulness intervention was found to have a positive effect on apologetic (vs. nonapologetic) behavior for transgressors. In Study 4, we found preliminary support for reduced negative self-focused cognitions and emotions when testing a parallel mediation model. We also found support for negative self-focused, as well as positive other-focused, cognitions and emotions when testing a serial mediational model. Our findings are discussed within broader theoretical questions concerning the psychological factors that promote and prevent apologies and the role of mindfulness in constructive responses to transgressions from the perspective of offenders.

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