Forgiveness and Personality Traits

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

7-2005

Publication Source

Personality and Individual Differences

Abstract

Using a sample of 275 college students, this study examined the relationship between forgiveness of others (i.e., situational and dispositional) and the five-factor model of personality. All forgiveness measures were negatively correlated with Neuroticism and positively correlated with Agreeableness. Extraversion was positively related to one forgiveness measure. None of the forgiveness measures were related to Openness or Conscientiousness. However, Conscientiousness showed suppression effects and was negatively correlated with one situational and one dispositional forgiveness measure when included in multiple regression equations. Several facets of the five-factor domains were significantly correlated with forgiveness in the expected direction. The five-factor domains uniquely contributed to the prediction of forgiveness beyond demographics, empathy, religiousness, and social desirability.

Inclusive pages

35-46

ISBN/ISSN

0191-8869

Comments

Other work by the author Catherine J. Lutz-Zois may appear in this repository under the names Catherine J. Lutz or Catherine L. Zois.

Volume

39

Issue

1

Peer Reviewed

yes

Keywords

Forgiveness, Personality traits, Five-factor model, Religiousness

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