Handbook of Forgiveness

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The Handbook of Forgiveness, Second Edition consolidates research from a wide range of disciplines and offers an in-depth review of the science of forgiveness. This new edition considers forgiveness in a diverse range of contexts and presents a research agenda for future directions in the field. Chapters approach forgiveness from a variety of perspectives, drawing on related work in areas including biology, personality, social psychology, clinical/counseling psychology, developmental psychology, philosophy, and neuroscience, as well as considering international and political implications. The Handbook provides comprehensive treatment of the topic, integrating theoretical considerations, methodological discussions, and practical intervention strategies that will appeal to researchers, clinicians, and practitioners. Reflecting the increased precision with which forgiveness has been understood, theorized, and assessed during the last 14 years of research, this updated edition of the Handbook of Forgiveness remains the authoritative resource on the field of forgiveness. Contents Author Biographies 1 How You Can Benefit from This Handbook • Everett L. Worthington, Jr. and Nathaniel G. Wade Part I: The Nature of Forgiveness 2 Understanding Forgiveness of Other People: Definitions, Theories, and Processes • Everett L. Worthington, Jr. 3 The Psychology of Self-Forgiveness • Lydia Woodyatt and Michael Wenzel 4 Highlighting the Dark Side of Forgiveness and the Need for a Contextual Approach • James K. McNulty 5 Why Revenge Sometimes Feels So Good • David S. Chester and Alexandra M. Martelli 6 An Evolutionary Perspective on Forgiveness • Joseph Billingsley, Jeni L. Burnette, and Michael E. McCullough 7 The Stress-and-Coping Model of Forgiveness: Theory, Research, and the Potential of Dyadic Coping • Peter Strelan 8 Measuring Forgiveness and Self-Forgiveness: Descriptions, Psychometric Support, and Recommendations for Research and Practice • Stacey E. McElroy-Heltzel, Don E. Davis, Ana C. Ordaz, Brandon J. Griffin, and Joshua N. Hook Part II: The Psychology of Forgiveness 9 The Development of Forgiving in Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Adults • Rachel C. Garthe and Samantha Guz 10 Personality and Forgiveness: A Meta-Analytic Review • Adam S. Hodge, Laura E. Captari, David K. Mosher, Nilesh Kodali, Joshua N. Hook, Don E. Davis, and Daryl R. Van Tongeren 11 Forgiveness and Religion/Spirituality • Elise Choe, Aaron McLaughlin, Stacey E. McElroy-Heltzel, and Don E. Davis 12 Anger toward God and Divine Forgiveness • Julie J. Exline Part III: Close Relationships and Forgiveness 13 An Interdependence Analysis of Forgiveness, Amends, and Relational Repair in Family and Work Relationships • Jeffrey D. Green, Chelsea A. Reid, Anthony E. Coy, Mattie V. Hedgebeth, and Margaret A. Kneuer 14 Forgiveness in Marriage • Frank D. Fincham 15 Forgiveness and the Dark Side of Intimate Relationships: Infidelity, Intimate Partner Violence, and Divorce • Kristina Coop Gordon, Zahra Amer, Katherine A. Lenger, Meagan J. Brem, Donald H. Baucom, and Douglas K. Snyder Part IV: Forgiveness, Physiology, Health, and Well-Being 16 Forgiveness, Embodiment, and Relational Accountability: Victim and Transgressor Psychophysiology Research • Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet 17 Forgiveness and Physical Health • Loren L. Toussaint, Everett L. Worthington, Jr., David R. Williams, and Jon R. Webb 18 Forgiveness, Well-Being, and Mental Health • Jon R. Webb and Loren L. Toussaint Part V: Forgiveness in Non-Western Cultures 19 Forgiveness and Culture: Conceptual Issues • Steven J. Sandage, Sarah A. Crabtree, and Chance A. Bell 20 Forgiveness in the Arab World and in Central Africa • Etienne Mullet and Félix Neto 21 Forgiveness Research in Africa: The Present Status and Future Prospects • Everett L. Worthington, Jr., Camilla W. Nonterah, Shawn O. Utsey, Brandon J. Griffin, Caroline C. Carneal, Athena H. Cairo, Annabella Osei-Tutu, Richard G. Cowden, Basil J. Pillay, Katherine Kulick Kardio, and Libby S. Germer 22 Forgiving in East Asian Cultures: Theory and Empirical Research • Man Yee Ho 23 Theories and Empirical Research on Forgiveness in South America and Latin Europe: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Spain, and Portugal • Júlio Rique, Eloá Losano de Abreu, and John Klatt Part VI: Psychological Interventions to Promote Forgiveness 24 Psychological Interventions to Promote Forgiveness of Others: Review of Empirical Evidence • Nathaniel G. Wade and Meredith V. Tittler 25 A Review of the Empirical Research Using Enright’s Process Model of Interpersonal Forgiveness • Suzanne Freedman and Robert D. Enright 26 An Update of the REACH Forgiveness Model: Psychoeducation in Groups, Do-It-Yourself Formats, Couple Enrichment, Religious Congregations, and as an Adjunct to Psychotherapy • Everett L. Worthington, Jr. 27 Promotion of Self-Forgiveness • Marilyn A. Cornish, Brandon J. Griffin, and Graham W. Morris Part VII: Societal Issues Involving Forgiveness 28 Intergroup Forgiveness • Daryl R. Van Tongeren and Reece Lindemann 29 Forgiveness in Organizations • Ryan Fehr and Michele J. Gelfand 30 Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Peace between Groups • Michael Wenzel Part VIII: Drawing the Threads Together (or Integrating a Diverse Body of Work) 31 Bibliography of Narrative Reviews and Meta-Analyses on Forgiveness (2004–2018) • Brandon J. Griffin, Richard G. Cowden, and Lee Shawkey 32 A New Perspective on Forgiveness Research • Everett L. Worthington, Jr. and Nathaniel G. Wade Index