Hill Patrick L, Allemand Mathias, Burrow Anthony L
Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Pers Individ Dif. 2010 Oct 1;49(5):497-501. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2010.05.011.
Adaptive identity development leads to increases in personality traits that allow for social well-being. The current study tested this claim with respect to forgivingness, a dispositional tendency to forgive others. In a sample of university undergraduates (N = 214), we examined the relations between forgivingness and two indicators of identity development: commitment and exploration. Forgivingness uniquely positively related with both identity variables, controlling for the other. Next, we tested mediational models to examine the mechanisms underlying these relationships. Our results suggest that, in part, the association between identity development and forgivingness is mediated by levels of agreeableness and neuroticism, as measured by the Big Five Inventory.
适应性身份发展会导致有助于社会幸福感的人格特质增加。当前的研究针对宽容这一原谅他人的倾向性特质对这一观点进行了验证。在一个大学本科生样本（N = 214）中，我们考察了宽容与身份发展的两个指标：投入度和探索度之间的关系。在控制了另一个变量的情况下，宽容与这两个身份变量均呈独特的正相关。接下来，我们测试了中介模型以检验这些关系背后的机制。我们的结果表明，身份发展与宽容之间的关联部分是由大五人格量表所测量的宜人性和神经质水平介导的。
