Struthers C Ward, van Monsjou Elizabeth, Ayoub Mariam, Guilfoyle Joshua R
Department of Psychology, York University, TorontoON, Canada.
Front Psychol. 2017 May 8;8:538. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00538. eCollection 2017.
Forgiveness is important for repairing relationships that have been damaged by transgressions. In this research we explored the notion that the mode of physical exercise that victims of transgressions engage in and their capacity to override grudges are important in the process of forgiveness. Two exploratory studies that varied in samples (community non-student adults, undergraduate students) and research methods (non-experimental, experimental) were used to test these predictions. Findings showed that, compared to anaerobic or no exercise, aerobic and flexibility exercise facilitated self-control over grudges and forgiveness (Studies 1 and 2), and self-control over grudges explained the relation between exercise and forgiveness (Study 2). Possible mechanisms for future research are discussed.
宽恕对于修复因过错而受损的人际关系至关重要。在本研究中，我们探讨了这样一种观点：过错受害者所从事的体育锻炼方式及其克服怨恨的能力在宽恕过程中很重要。我们采用了两项在样本（社区非学生成年人、本科生）和研究方法（非实验性、实验性）上有所不同的探索性研究来检验这些预测。研究结果表明，与无氧运动或不运动相比，有氧运动和柔韧性运动有助于对怨恨和宽恕进行自我控制（研究1和研究2），并且对怨恨的自我控制解释了运动与宽恕之间的关系（研究2）。文中还讨论了未来研究可能的机制。
