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Multiple studies have shown forgiveness across various types of relationships is associated with increased relationship satisfaction, commitment, and closeness (McCullough et al., 1998; Riek & Mania, 2012; Worthington 2005a; 2006). While hundreds of studies have been completed i…

The exploration of self-forgiveness (SF), religious strain (RS), and depression has received limited attention in psychiatric inpatient populations. I hypothesized that SF would be inversely associated with depression, RS, and religious fear and guilt. I also hypothesized that R…

This study examines the relationship between forgiveness, empathy, and self-forgiveness, predicting that the following relationships would be found: the presence of empathy skills would positively correlate with the ability to forgive others, the ability of prison inmates to be …