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62 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 2,584 Forgiveness and Related Behaviors papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

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  • Although moral injury is commonly reported by military veterans, the social work literature lacks evidence for efficacious treatments that social workers can administer remotely and thus serve the nearly 25% of veterans who live in resource-deprived rural areas.

    A moral resilience intervention to decrease moral injury severity: an ‘ABA’ single subject design with a rural woman veteran · 2025 · DOI

  • Although numerous studies have confirmed the hypothesis that religious people tend to be more forgiving, there is still an open question as to which dimensions of religiosity are responsible for this tendency and whether religious people equally tend to forgive others, but also themselves, and feel being forgiven by God.

    Basic Dimensions of Religiousness and Dispositional Forgiveness: The Mediating Role of Religiously Motivated Forgiveness · 2022 · DOI

  • Guilt is forgiven in the process of salvation, but as it is expressed in Luther’s teaching about simul iustus et peccator, one’s entire life remains to be repentant.

    The Relationship Between Guilt and Sin in Lutheran Theology: A Bibliographical Study of Luther, Schleiermacher and Kierkegaard · 2022 · DOI

  • OBJECTIVE: Although substantial research has separately investigated forgiveness, rumination, and depression in the United States, few studies have investigated all three constructs in the same sample and we know of no studies that have examined how forgiveness, rumination, and depression are interrelated across cultures.

    Forgiveness, rumination, and depression in the United States and Korea: A cross‐cultural mediation study · 2022 · DOI

  • In contrast to findings among young children in whom the HV pattern was interpreted as a lack of motivation as a stage of development, it is an open question concerning what HV in adulthood means and how these patterns affect acting.

    An action-theoretical approach to the Happy Victimizer Pattern · 2020 · DOI

  • Although the data are inconsistent, it is estimated that one in four of those people will have an during the course of the marriage (Blow & Hartnett, 2005).

    Healing from Infidelity: The Role of Covenantal Forgiveness · 2017

  • BP's public relations blunders suggest a need for further study of the effect of ingroup/outgroup perceptions on the impact of apology and subsequent liabilities.

    Organizational Apologies: BP as a Case Study · 2011

  • Some research exists concerning the relationship between forgiveness and gender (Konstam, Chernoff, & Deveney, 2001; Ryan & Kumar, 2005), and limited research exists concerning these variables as they relate to clergy and congregants (Hopkins & Laaser, 1995; Pop, Sutton, & Jones, 2008; Sutton & Thomas, 2005a).

    Clergy Apologies Following Abuse: What Makes A Difference? Exploring Forgiveness, Apology, Responsibility-Taking, Gender, and Restoration · 2008

  • Shame, recently so extensively investigated in the individual and family therapy literature, has remained curiously underexplored in the group literature since Alonso and Rutan's noteworthy article on the subject in 1988.

    The Detection of Shame in Group Psychotherapy: Uncovering the Hidden Emotion · 2000 · DOI

  • In the USA during 1948-60, for instance, the basic organiza- tional problem of tolerating the Communist Party (conceived as a potentially subversive organization) was scarcely ever divorced from the problem of tolerating the expression and dissemination of Marxist ideas.

    The Problem of Tolerance · 1971 · DOI

  • The extensive survey of these structural aspects of self, with the find- I Downloaded by [University of Tennessee, Knoxville] at 21:24 21 December 2014 SELF-CONCEPT OF THE DELINQUENT FEMALE 233 ings of strong inter-group similarities suggest that further research on self-concept and its relationship to delinquent behavior be concentrated in the area of the content of the self-concept.

    The self‐concept of the delinquent female<sup>1</sup> · 1962 · DOI

  • The findings also reveal the potential criminogenic dimensions of forgiveness, raising questions about its virtue and suggesting the need for further research into forgiveness narratives, particularly within the context of fraud.

    Forgiveness-Seeking Behaviors Among Online Romance Fraudsters: Insights from Sakawa Actors in Ghana · 2025 · DOI

  • Recently, however, a number of philosophers have questioned this conventional wisdom: on their view, most everyday instances of shame are not global, but are instead limited to a specific aspect of one’s identity.

    Is Shame a Global Emotion? · 2024 · DOI

  • This study explored the nature of transgressions and the dynamics of forgiveness in the workplace of a heterogeneous Indian sample which have not been well addressed in previous studies.

    Understanding the Nature and Consequences of Transgressions and Forgiveness in the Workplace in India · 2023 · DOI

  • Objective: A lot of research has been conducted on betrayal among married couples, but literature regarding betrayal in context to same-gender adolescent friendship is scarce.

    Betrayal, Trust and Forgiveness among Adolescent Friendship Groups in Pakistan · 2021 · DOI

  • Although this has led to considerable debate about the value and meaning of apologies and their potential as a transformative mechanism, little is known about how countries across the world try to address and redress past wrongdoings in these statements.

    Closing chapters of the past? Rhetorical strategies in political apologies for human rights violations across the world · 2021 · DOI

  • Abstract Research has identified that writing can help individuals find forgiveness for their romantic partners in the wake of relational transgressions, but little is known about the actual narrative components that bring about changes in forgiveness.

    Forgiveness through Writing · 2021 · DOI

  • Scant research has investigated the potential influence of personal relative deprivation on moral disengagement, and little is known regarding the mechanisms underlying this relationship.

    How personal relative deprivation influences moral disengagement: The role of malicious envy and Honesty–Humility · 2021 · DOI

  • Addressing an underresearched aspect of narcissism, this study investigated subclinical “grandiose” and “vulnerable” narcissism within the context of domestic violence.

    Voicing the Victims of Narcissistic Partners: A Qualitative Analysis of Responses to Narcissistic Injury and Self-Esteem Regulation · 2019 · DOI

  • Even though there is no consensus on how to define humility, its difference from other related concepts such as modesty, low self-esteem, and self-depreciation is pointed out.

    “Kendini Unutmak”: Psikoloji Araştırmalarında Tevazu · 2019 · DOI

  • These discussions, however, tend to take for granted two interrelated assumptions that I will be problematizing: 1) that the subject's shame is warranted; 2) that the shame is directly attributable to the subject's own actions.

    The Shame of Shamelessness · 2018 · DOI

  • It can be imparted, if danger of death is imminent, there is insufficient time for the priest or priests to hear the confessions of the individual penitents and there is grave necessity.

    Określenie i sposoby sprawowania sakramentu pokuty w prawie kanonicznym · 2017 · DOI

  • The study of forgiveness has flourished in recent years, but little is known about how transgressors respond when their request for forgiveness is denied.

    The Transgressor's Response to Denied Forgiveness · 2016 · DOI

  • At this point, owing to the possible effect of the culture on shame and guilt, it can be considered that the relationship between these emotions and personality needs to be investigated in the cultural context.

    How Do Personality Traits Effect Shame and Guilt?: An Evaluation of the Turkish Culture · 2015 · DOI

  • Self-compassion may be a relevant and beneficial construct in Christian communities at large, but as of yet no studies have analyzed self-compassion in non-clergy Christians.

    The Relationship of Self-Compassion with Perfectionistic Self-Presentation, Perceived Forgiveness, and Perceived Social Support in an Undergraduate Christian Community · 2015 · DOI

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