Researchers often employ the stress-and-coping model of forgiveness as a framework for
understanding the forgiveness process and interpreting the health and well-being outcomes …

Since the late 1990s, scholars have studied how forgiveness—forgiveness of others,
forgiveness of oneself, and divine forgiveness—enhances the well-being of both victims and …

Bringing together a distinguished array of researchers and scholars, this volume reviews the
breadth of current knowledge on the psychology of forgiveness. In addition to presenting …

The science of forgiveness continues to proliferate. In this chapter, we summarize narrative
reviews and meta-analyses published after the first edition of the Handbook of Forgiveness …

Forgiveness often is discussed as a release of negative emotions or intentions for revenge
against a transgressor. Given this focus, some may forget the profound benefits that …

Despite substantial advances in other areas of forgiveness research, empirical evaluation of
a fundamental aspect of forgiveness, the process itself, has been virtually nonexistent. This …

The empirical examination of the role of forgiveness in the context of well-being and mental
health is burgeoning. Since 1947, 714 peer-reviewed scientific journal articles have been …

After reading these 32 chapters on forgiveness research, we take stock of changes that have
occurred within the subfield of forgiveness studies from 2004 (when the first edition of the …

There is a need in both public and professional sectors for a deeper, and more complete
understanding of forgiveness, as we are-in the author's own words-" on the threshold of an …

In the growing literature on the psychology of forgiveness, definitions play a crucial role.
Depending on how one defines forgiveness, the information gathered, conclusions drawn …