The present study is the first randomized, controlled trial comparing REACH Forgiveness and Forgive for Good, two of the most commonly used approaches to promote forgiveness. Additionally, the combined effects of psychoeducation and a community forgiveness intervention were examined. Psychoeducation participants were 99 Luther College students randomly assigned to six hours of one of two types of forgiveness training led by undergraduate facilitators or a control condition. The community forgiveness intervention involved campus-wide modifications to the environment that were difficult for most students to not notice. Unforgiveness and forgiveness were measured at pre-, post-intervention, and two-month follow-up. Both forgiveness groups reported decreased unforgiveness and increased forgiveness pre- to post-intervention, and these gains were maintained at follow-up. Both methods were found to be equally effective, can be taught by undergraduates, and were effective in tandem with a community intervention.

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在基督教学院促进宽恕：REACH 宽恕与宽恕好方法的比较

本研究是第一项比较 REACH 宽恕和宽恕为善的随机对照试验，这两种最常用的促进宽恕的方法。此外，还检查了心理教育和社区宽恕干预的综合效果。心理教育参与者是 99 名路德学院的学生，他们被随机分配到由本科辅导员或对照条件领导的两种类型的宽恕训练之一进行 6 小时的训练。社区宽恕干预涉及校园范围内对大多数学生难以注意到的环境的改变。在干预前、干预后和两个月的随访中测量了不宽恕和宽恕。两个宽恕组都报告说，在干预前后，不宽恕减少了，宽恕增加了，并且这些收益在后续行动中得以保持。两种方法都被发现同样有效，可以由本科生教授，并且与社区干预相结合也是有效的。