The Relationship Between Episodic and Dispositional Forgiveness,Psychosocial Development,and Counseling |
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Authors: | John M Poston William E Hanson Valerie Schwiebert |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Human Services, Western Carolina University;2. Department of Educational Psychology, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada.;3. Department of Educational Studies, Purdue University. |
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Abstract: | The relationship between episodic and dispositional forgiveness and the resolution of Erikson's (1963) psychosocial crises were explored in this study. Participants (N = 66) completed the Enright Forgiveness Inventory ( Enright & Rique, 2004 ), Tendency to Forgive Scale ( Brown, 2003 ), and Measures of Psychosocial Development ( Hawley, 1988 ). Results are consistent with forgiveness and Eriksonian theories. Episodic forgiveness and dispositional forgiveness accounted for 8% and 10%, respectively, of the variance in global resolution of psychosocial crises. The most pronounced relationship was between both forgiveness types and Erikson's crises related to basic trust and ego integrity. Implications for counseling research, practice, and training are discussed. |
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Keywords: | counseling forgiveness psychosocial development |
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