“Forgivingness”: Factor Structure in a Sample of Young, Middle-Aged, and Elderly Adults
- 1 December 1998
- journal article
- Published by Hogrefe Publishing Group in European Psychologist
- Vol. 3 (4) , 289-297
- https://doi.org/10.1027/1016-9040.3.4.289
Abstract
The effect of various circumstances known to moderate willingness to forgive was studied in a sample of adults whose ages ranged from 18 to 90 years. The factorial structure of these circumstances was shown, as well as the link between age and the different factors. Four factors were extracted: (1) A Revenge Versus Forgiveness factor reflecting a general tendency in people to forgive (or to seek revenge) regardless of circumstances. (2) A Personal and Social Circumstances factor synthesizing the effects of various incentives from the social environment of the person. (3) An Obstacle to Forgiveness factor synthesizing the effects of the circumstance linked to the offense. (4) A Forgiveness Block factor. Age appeared as the strongest determinant of forgivingness.Keywords
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