• Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Exploring the lay representation of forgiveness: Convergent and discriminant validity
  • Beteiligte: FRIESEN, MYRON D.; FLETCHER, GARTH J. O.
  • Erschienen: Wiley, 2007
  • Erschienen in: Personal Relationships, 14 (2007) 2, Seite 209-223
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00151.x
  • ISSN: 1475-6811; 1350-4126
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  • Beschreibung: AbstractFour studies employing a prototype approach tested the convergent and discriminant validity of a lay forgiveness representation. In Study 1, participants nominated a wide range of forgiveness features. In Study 2, participants rated the centrality of forgiveness features, which created a reliable graded structure from central to peripheral features. Study 3 tested the convergent validity of this lay forgiveness representation while controlling for several confounding variables. In Study 4, the discriminant validity of this lay forgiveness representation was tested through a categorization procedure. The findings replicate and extend prior research on forgiveness (Kearns & Fincham, 2004), and support the psychological reality of a lay forgiveness representation distinct from other victim responses.