Compassion, Acts of Contrition, and Forgiveness in Middle and Late Life
The purpose of this study is to assess social and psychological factors that have not been examined frequently in studies on forgiving others. A latent variable model is developed that contains the following core relationships: (1) people who attend worship services more often will receive more info...
| Published in: | Pastoral psychology |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Springer Science Business Media B. V.
2016
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| In: |
Pastoral psychology
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| RelBib Classification: | AE Psychology of religion NCB Personal ethics RG Pastoral care |
| Further subjects: | B
Forgiveness
B Spirituality B Contrition B Spiritual Support B Compassion B Pastoral Psychology B LATENT variables B Penance |
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| Summary: | The purpose of this study is to assess social and psychological factors that have not been examined frequently in studies on forgiving others. A latent variable model is developed that contains the following core relationships: (1) people who attend worship services more often will receive more informal spiritual support from fellow church members; (2) individuals who get more spiritual support will be more compassionate; (3) people who are more compassionate will be less likely to require transgressors to perform acts of contrition; and (4) individuals who do not require transgressors to perform acts of contrition will find it easier to forgive. Data from a nationwide survey of middle-aged and older adults provides support for each of these relationships. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-6679 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Pastoral psychology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1007/s11089-015-0669-x |