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  • Divine, interpersonal and s...
    Fincham, Frank D.; May, Ross W.

    The journal of positive psychology, 07/03/2020, 2020-07-03, Letnik: 15, Številka: 4
    Journal Article

    Interpersonal forgiveness, self-forgiveness and divine forgiveness have all been related to depressive symptoms. But does each type of forgiveness account for unique variance in depression? Two studies examine this question. Study 1 (n = 574) showed that each form of forgiveness was related to concurrent depressive symptoms independently of the other two. The magnitude of the association was highest for self-forgiveness, followed by interpersonal forgiveness and then divine forgiveness. Study 2 (n = 446) provides a conceptual replication and extension of Study 1. Although all three types of forgiveness again accounted for unique variance in concurrent depressive symptoms, only interpersonal and self-forgiveness predicted depressive symptoms 10 weeks later. To help understand these findings the features of each type of forgiveness are re-examined. Several limitations of the studies and paths for future research are outlined.