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A C hina– N ew Z ealand comparison of forgiveness
Author(s) -
Hook Joshua N.,
Worthington Everett L.,
Davis Don E.,
Watkins David,
Hui Eadaoin,
Luo Wenshu,
Fu Hong,
Shulruf Boaz,
Morris Paul,
Reyna Samuel H.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
asian journal of social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.5
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1467-839X
pISSN - 1367-2223
DOI - 10.1111/ajsp.12033
Subject(s) - forgiveness , collectivism , psychology , social psychology , individualism , political science , law
The present study examined the practice of forgiveness among participants from C hina ( N = 172) and N ew Z ealand ( N = 91). We tested a theoretical model describing the relationships between collectivism, individualism, and forgiveness. Participants from C hina were more collectivistic and less individualistic than were participants from N ew Z ealand. Overall, participants from N ew Z ealand were more forgiving than were participants from C hina. Collectivism was positively related to decisional forgiveness in C hinese participants. Decisional forgiveness independently predicted conciliatory behaviour among participants from C hina, but this was not the case for participants from N ew Z ealand. Thus, the hypothesized model received qualified support.