The Development of Forgiveness and Other-Focused Love

IF 0.4 4区哲学 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Psychology and Theology Pub Date : 2021-08-03 DOI:10.1177/00916471211034514

Jiahe Wang Xu, J. Kim, Naomi Olmstead, R. Enright

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Abstract

This article explores the development of forgiveness and other-focused love and examines the role of spirituality in the relationship between forgiveness and love: (a) Do forgiveness and love develop together? (b) Does love or forgiveness predict the other at a later time? (c) Does one’s spirituality moderate the relationship between forgiveness and love? A total of 47 participants from a large Christian university in Central Virginia filled out measures of compassionate love, forgiveness, and dedication to God at Time 1 (T1) and measures of love and forgiveness after 4 weeks at Time 2 (T2). Findings showed that those who gained the most in forgiveness began low in both forgiveness and love. While love at T1 did not predict forgiveness at T1 or T2, forgiveness at T1 positively predicted love at T2 (r = .36, p < .05), indicating that forgiveness temporally preceded love. However, the relationship between the two no longer existed after controlling for love at T1. The participants’ dedication to God at T1 did not moderate the relationship between forgiveness and love but further explained love at T2. It may be worthwhile to examine the effect of forgiveness interventions on increasing other-focused love.

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宽恕和关爱他人的发展

这篇文章探讨了宽恕和以他人为中心的爱的发展，并检查了灵性在宽恕和爱之间的关系中的作用:(a)宽恕和爱是一起发展的吗?(b)爱或宽恕是否预示着对方的未来?(c)一个人的灵性是否调节宽恕与爱之间的关系?来自弗吉尼亚州中部一所大型基督教大学的47名参与者在时间1 (T1)填写了富有同情心的爱、宽恕和对上帝的奉献的量表，并在4周后的时间2 (T2)填写了爱和宽恕的量表。研究结果显示，在宽恕中获得最多的人，在宽恕和爱方面的起点都很低。T1时的爱不能预测T1或T2时的宽恕，而T1时的宽恕正预测T2时的爱(r =)。36, p < 0.05)，表明宽恕暂时先于爱。然而，在T1控制了爱情之后，两者之间的关系不再存在。在T1阶段，参与者对上帝的奉献并没有调节宽恕与爱的关系，但在T2阶段进一步解释了爱。研究宽恕干预对增加以他人为中心的爱的影响可能是值得的。

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Journal of Psychology and Theology Multiple-

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1.20

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14.30%

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期刊介绍： The purpose of the Journal of Psychology and Theology is to communicate recent scholarly thinking on the interrelationships of psychological and theological concepts, and to consider the application of these concepts to a variety of professional settings. The major intent of the editor is to place before the evangelical community articles that have bearing on the nature of humankind from a biblical perspective.