In two studies, the authors sought to identify mathematical function underlying temporal course of forgiveness. A logarithmic model outperformed linear, exponential, power, hyperbolic, and exponential-power models. The implies a psychological process yielding diminishing returns, corresponds Weber-Fechner law, is functionally similar power law psychophysical (Stevens, 1971) forgetting (Wixted & Ebbesen, 1997). By 3 months after their transgressions, typical participant's forgiveness had...

Gratitude is the appreciation of a gift received; happiness enjoyment present good; and hope desire for valued future. Two studies investigated gratitude as predictor happiness. In Study 1, hierarchical regressions (N = 181) revealed that trait exceeded other constructs (forgivingness, patience, self-control) in predicting 2, we experimentally tested impact gratitude-related writing intervention on state Participants 153) first wrote about current, meaningful, hoped-for outcome completed...

The authors examined how conciliatory gestures exhibited in response to interpersonal transgressions influence forgiveness and feelings of friendship with the transgressor. In Study 1, 163 undergraduates who had recently been harmed were longitudinally. Conciliatory by transgressors predicted higher rates over 21 days, this relationship was mediated victims' perceptions their transgressors' Agreeableness. 2 an experiment including 145 experienced a breach trust from anonymous partner during...

Flipped pedagogy has become a popular approach in education. While preliminary research suggests that the flipped classroom positive effect on learning Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics quantitative courses, content heavy social science course is minimal contradictory. We four class topics an introduction to psychology course, evaluated resulting student attitudes, compared students’ performance units their traditionally delivered content. found mixed results for...

The current study examines forgiveness from the perspective of transgressor, an often overlooked aspect interpersonal and a model seeking is proposed. Using 2-wave longitudinal design, 166 participants completed measures characteristics their transgressions, feelings guilt shame, forgiveness-seeking behaviors. Cross-lagged correlational analysis indicated that at time 1 was related to 2, but opposite not true. Path analyses revealed mediated impact transgression relationship factors (i.e.,...

Two experiments ( N = 487) tested the effects of receiving an apology (absent, present) and restitution in imagery a one-sided transgression common property crime, burglary scenario. Within framework accountability, represent relationally responsive responsibility-taking repair efforts by perpetrator. Experiments 1 2 found that thorough each decreased unforgiveness while eliciting increased empathy forgiveness from student community samples, respectively. Experiment custody condition...

Apology and restitution each represents wrongdoers' accountable repair responses that have promoted victims' self-reported empathy forgiveness in crime scenario research. The current study measured emotional stress-related dependent variables including physiological measures, to illuminate the links between predictors of health-relevant side effects. Specifically, we tested independent interactive effects apology on forgiveness, emotion self-reports, facial responses, as well cardiac...

Suicidal behavior is a leading cause of injury and death, so research identifying protective factors essential. Research suggests gratitude life hardships patience are character strengths that might protect against the deleterious association struggles with ultimate meaning suicide risk. However, no studies have evaluated their utility among people experiencing acute/severe mental health concerns.We tested function cross-sectional data from adults (Mage = 31.83 years; SD 14.84; range 18-82)...

Few studies in positive psychology have examined associations between virtues and mental health highly distressed samples. This study demonstrates the relevance of virtue patience, conceptualized as capacity to calmly face frustration suffering, within a spiritually integrated treatment program offering inpatient psychiatric hospitalization. Previously evaluated non-distressed samples, patience may increase during hospitalization facilitate outcomes. The present found was inversely related...

Dispositional gratitude was investigated in 190 (96 M, 94 F) participants with saliva samples genotyped for the oxytocin receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs53576 (112 A-carriers, 78 GGs). Trait measured using Gratitude Questionnaire-6 (GQ-6), and trait empathy assessed Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI Perspective Taking Empathic Concern). Due to non-normal distributions of GQ-6 by SNP group gender, non-parametric analyses simulations bootstrap 95% CIs were conducted....

This experiment examined participants' compensatory behavior toward an excluded stranger. Participants engaged in a four-person social introductions task and rank-ordered each other member of the group; lowest ranked person was from subsequent game. Using 2 × design, participants were randomly assigned to justification condition (insufficient vs. sufficient) exclusion responsibility (responsible for by random selection). Results revealed that after limited (i.e., insufficient one's ranking...

This research advances the forgiveness literature by identifying genetic and gender predictors that operate through empathy. In a sample of 202 (101 males, 101 females), both oxytocin receptor gene single nucleotide polymorphism rs53576 had indirect effects on trait Furthermore, state interpersonal empathy for one's real-life offender. Simulation-based regression analyses with 10,000 repetitions an additive model showed stronger evidence effect (females > males) than (GGs A-carriers) most...

Evidence commends individual use of compassionate and benefit-focused reappraisals to increase empathy forgiveness, yet the impact using both reappraisal strategies consecutively is unknown. Building programmatically on experimental research with practice-oriented implications, participants (99 females, 99 males) first relived an unresolved interpersonal offense for which they held another person accountable. Next, engaged in back-to-back reappraisals, counterbalanced within gender. While...

Abstract Objective Religious beliefs and practices may augment a sense of meaning in life that could support quality (QOL) physical, social, emotional domains amid mental health crises. However, these associations have not been thoroughly tested among persons with serious illness (SMI). Methods Focusing on 248 adults who had recently enrolled spiritually integrated acute psychiatric hospitalization program, we incorporated structural equation modeling to examine whether (1) religiousness...

Religion and spirituality (R/S) often play crucial roles in the lives of people seeking mental health care. However, patients’ preferences for addressing R/S their treatment, especially inpatient settings, has not been understood. This study examined integration factors that predict inpatients’ attitudes toward specific strategies incorporate psychotherapy. The sample (N = 230; 59% female; 85% Caucasian; 72% Christian) was comprised patients recruited from psychiatric units at a large...

Several studies have shown that symptoms associated with fibromyalgia are: severe fatigue, sleep disturbances, depression, anxiety and mood disorders. But, there is lower consensus related to the neuro-cognitive profile of these patients. Patients may refer complaints regarding deterioration cognitive function or mental alertness (Glass & Park, 2001); difficulty in remembering words, psychomotor slowness memory loss (Wallace, 1997). The most recent literature shows a general decline all...