Paz Regina, Neto Félix, Mullet Etienne
Department of Psychology, University of Macau.
J Psychol. 2008 Mar;142(2):147-57. doi: 10.3200/JRLP.142.2.147-158.
The authors assessed forgiveness among Chinese (n=738) and Western European (n=810) participants using the Forgivingness Questionnaire (E. Mullet et al., 2003). They found that between the 2 samples, (a) the overall level of dispositional forgiveness was similar, (b) lasting resentment was higher among the Chinese than among the Western Europeans, and (c) sensitivity to the circumstances of the offense was higher among the Chinese than among the Western Europeans. These results contrast with what researchers have observed in previous studies in which forgiveness has been shown to be systematically higher in collectivistic cultures than in individualistic cultures. The authors suggest that there are possibly many other differences across cultures, namely in religion, that may impact views of forgiveness.
作者使用宽恕问卷（E. 穆莱等人，2003年）对中国参与者（n = 738）和西欧参与者（n = 810）的宽恕情况进行了评估。他们发现，在这两个样本之间，（a）特质性宽恕的总体水平相似，（b）中国人持久的怨恨情绪高于西欧人，（c）中国人对冒犯情境的敏感度高于西欧人。这些结果与研究人员在以往研究中观察到的情况形成对比，在以往研究中，集体主义文化中的宽恕程度被证明系统地高于个人主义文化。作者认为，不同文化之间可能还有许多其他差异，即在宗教方面，这可能会影响对宽恕的看法。
