FORGIVENESS AND VENGEANCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF GRATITUDE
PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS, vol.114, no.1, pp.157-168, 2014 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 114 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.2466/07.09.pr0.114k11w9
- Journal Name: PSYCHOLOGICAL REPORTS
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.157-168
- Anadolu University Affiliated: No
Abstract
This study examined the mediating role of gratitude on the relationship between forgiveness and vengeance. Participants were 331 university students (185 women, 146 men; ages 17 to 24 years), who completed a questionnaire package that includes the Vengeance Scale, the Trait Forgiveness Scale, and the Gratitude Questionnaire-Six Item Form. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that gratitude partially mediated the relationship between forgiveness and vengeance. The significance and limitations of the results were discussed.