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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Individual differences in forgivingness are crucial for social functioning.
  • Understanding forgivingness across different relationships and family generations is key.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine individual differences in forgivingness over time.
  • To investigate how forgivingness varies across social relationships and family generations.

Main Methods:

  • Longitudinal study over 4 years with three family generations (young adults, parents, grandparents).
  • Participants reported willingness to forgive romantic partners, friends, and family members across generations.
  • Multilevel modeling analyzed individual, relational, familial, and generational differences in forgivingness.

Main Results:

  • Respondent characteristics explained the most variance in forgivingness (62.4%).
  • Social relationships (24.7%) and family (9.6%) also influenced forgivingness.
  • Young adults were less forgiving than middle and older generations, but overall forgivingness increased over time.

Conclusions:

  • Forgivingness is context-dependent, varying significantly across social relationships and family generations.
  • Findings highlight the dynamic nature of forgivingness throughout the lifespan and across interpersonal contexts.