ABSTRACT

Different types of forgiveness tend to be studied independently of each other. This study therefore investigated the interplay among divine forgiveness, self-forgiveness, and interpersonal forgiveness. Using two samples of 348 and 449 participants, we examined the relations among the three types of forgiveness and showed that they were positively correlated with each other. Divine forgiveness did not act as a third variable accounting for the relationship between self-forgiveness and interpersonal forgiveness. However, divine forgiveness was shown to play a moderating role in the relationship between the two earthly types of forgiveness. Specifically, controlling for religiosity and impression management, divine forgiveness moderated their relationship in that self-forgiveness and interpersonal forgiveness were more highly related to each other as levels of perceived divine forgiveness increased. The unique features of divine forgiveness that might account for its moderating role in the self-interpersonal forgiveness association are identified and avenues for further research are outlined.

摘要

不同类型的宽恕倾向于相互独立地研究。因此，本研究调查了神的宽恕、自我宽恕和人际宽恕之间的相互作用。使用 348 名和 449 名参与者的两个样本，我们检查了三种宽恕之间的关系，并表明它们彼此呈正相关。神圣的宽恕并没有作为解释自我宽恕和人际宽恕之间关系的第三个变量。然而，上帝的宽恕被证明在两种世俗类型的宽恕之间的关系中起着调节作用。具体来说，控制宗教信仰和印象管理，上帝的宽恕缓和了他们的关系，因为随着感知到的上帝宽恕水平的提高，自我宽恕和人际宽恕彼此之间的相关性更高。确定了可能解释其在自我人际宽恕协会中的调节作用的神圣宽恕的独特特征，并概述了进一步研究的途径。