We build on principles from interdependence theory and evolutionary psychology to
propose that forgiving bolsters one's self-respect and self-concept clarity if the perpetrator
has acted in a manner that signals that the victim will be safe and valued in a continued
relationship with the perpetrator but that forgiving diminishes one's self-respect and self-
concept clarity if the perpetrator has not. Study 1 employed a longitudinal design to
demonstrate that the association of marital forgiveness with trajectories of self-respect over …

Reports an error in" The doormat effect: When forgiving erodes self-respect and self-concept
clarity" by Laura B. Luchies, Eli J. Finkel, James K. McNulty and Madoka Kumashiro (Journal
of Personality and Social Psychology, 2010 [May], Vol 98 [5], 734-749). The graphs in Figure
2, on p. 741, and the graphs in Figure 3, on p. 742, were switched. The corrected figures in
their entirety appear in the erratum.(The following abstract of the original article appeared in
record 2010-07849-004.) We build on principles from interdependence theory and …