We examine the link between social network size and forgiveness, as well as mediating effects of self-efficacy and trust. Data are from the Detroit Community Study, which include three racial/ethnic groups: African Americans, Arab Americans, and White Americans (N=907). Results indicated that larger network size is associated with more forgiveness, but is mediated by trust. Patterns varied within racial/ethnic group: among Arab Americans self-efficacy mediated the effect of network size on forgiveness; among African Americans there were no direct or mediating effects; among White Americans an indirect effect of trust on forgiveness was identified. Findings suggest complex associations with forgiveness.

我们研究了社交网络规模与宽恕之间的联系，以及自我效能和信任的中介作用。数据来自底特律社区研究，其中包括三个种族/族裔群体：非裔美国人，阿拉伯裔美国人和白人（N = 907）。结果表明，更大的网络规模与更多的宽恕相关，但由信任来调节。种族/族裔群体的模式各不相同：阿拉伯裔美国人的自我效能感介导了网络规模对宽恕的影响；在非裔美国人中，没有直接或间接的影响；在美国白人中，人们发现信任对宽恕的间接影响。研究结果表明，宽恕与复杂的关联。