Victim's Perspective of Forgiveness Seeking Behaviors After Transgressions.

ABSTRACT: Forgiveness seeking after a relational transgression is an important aspect of relational repair from an interpersonal perspective, although it has received much less attention than the process of granting forgiveness. This research focuses on the victim's perspective of the transgressor's behaviors and how they are related to forgiveness and offense characteristics. This paper proposes a multidimensional concept of seeking forgiveness that includes four dimensions: apologies, restorative action, relational caring behaviors, and diverting behaviors. A questionnaire for assessing these dimensions was developed and tested with a general population sample of 450 subjects. Participants recalled a specific offense and then answered a questionnaire about the perceived usefulness of different for

SUBMITTER: Martinez-Diaz P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8096994 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature