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Forgiveness is the act of letting go of anger or resentment toward someone who has wronged you, as shown in historical examples like when leaders chose clemency over punishment. It matters because it allows people to move past harm and avoid cycles of retaliation.
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2,339 papers- REACH Forgiveness: A Narrative Analysis of Group Effectiveness.ReviewInternational journal of group psychotherapy · 2024Worthington ELDOI: 10.1080/00207284.2024.2340593
- Eliciting forgiveness.ReviewWiley interdisciplinary reviews. Cognitive science · 2021Yucel M, Vaish ADOI: 10.1002/wcs.1572
- Forgiveness and chronic pain: a systematic review.Irish journal of medical science · 2020O'Beirne S, Katsimigos AM, Harmon DDOI: 10.1007/s11845-020-02200-y
- Forgiveness and Health Outcomes in Cancer Survivorship: A Scoping Review.Cancer nursing · 2021Kim J, Hulett J, Heiney SPDOI: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000809
- Forgiveness facilitation in palliative care: a scoping review.JBI evidence synthesis · 2020Silva RS, Caldeira S, Coelho AN et al.DOI: 10.11124/JBISRIR-D-19-00286
- Self-Forgiveness and Gratitude in Recovery from Substance Use Disorders.ReviewJournal of psychoactive drugs · 2025Chen GDOI: 10.1080/02791072.2024.2366172
- Psychological interventions to promote self-forgiveness: a systematic review.BMC psychology · 2024Vismaya A, Gopi A, Romate J et al.DOI: 10.1186/s40359-024-01671-3
- An evolutionary psychology view of forgiveness: individuals, groups, and culture.ReviewCurrent opinion in psychology · 2022McCauley TG, Billingsley J, McCullough MEDOI: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.09.021
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36 sectionsContents
- Nature of forgiveness
- Ideas about what forgiveness is not
- Timeliness
- In philosophical thought
- Religious views
- Abrahamic
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam
- Bahá'í Faith
- Dharmic
- Buddhism
- Dharma
- Jainism
- Other
- {{lang|haw|Hoʻoponopono}}
- Popular recognition
- In relationships
- Enright's model of forgiveness
- Interventions
- Types
- Contrary evidence
- Children
- Older adults
- Mental health
- Physical health
- Evidence supporting a correlation
- Criticisms
- Self-forgiveness
- Therapeutic model
- Unapologetic forgiveness
- See also
- References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
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Forgiveness, in a psychological sense, is the intentional and voluntary process by which one who has felt wronged, harmed, or hurt changes their feelings and attitude towards the offender, and overcomes the impact of the offense, including negative emotions such as resentment or desire for vengeance. Theorists differ in the extent to which they believe forgiveness also implies replacing the negative emotions with positive attitudes (e.g., an increased ability to tolerate the offender), or requires reconciliation with the offender.