University of Cagliari.
Selcuk University.
J Psychol. 2022;156(5):367-380. doi: 10.1080/00223980.2022.2047875. Epub 2022 Apr 28.
This study explores the relationship between the propensity to forgive and self-esteem in Italian (Christian tradition) and Turkish (Islamic tradition) samples. Italian and Turkish versions of the Heartland Forgiveness scale (HFS) and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale (RSES) were used. The sample consisted of 837 university students aged 18-35 (49% women and 51% men). Correlation analysis, for the total sample and for Italian and turkish students separately, and 2-way between groups ANOVA were used to examine the association between self-esteem and forgiveness and main effects and interactions of country and gender as they relate to HFS and RSES scores. Post-hoc analyses were performed where appropriate. The results revealed that self-esteem correlated strongly with self-forgiveness and forgiveness of situations; however, we found no significant relationship between forgiveness of others and self-esteem. Further, Italian and Turkish respondents did not differ in their levels of self-esteem or in their levels of self-forgiveness, but we found that Italian students have a higher propensity to forgive others and situations than Turkish students. Future research will need to explore how other religious traditions are linked to the propensity to forgive, as well as the relationship between self-esteem and propensity to forgive in other countries, including participants of different ages.
本研究探讨了意大利（基督教传统）和土耳其（伊斯兰教传统）样本中宽恕倾向与自尊之间的关系。使用了 Heartland Forgiveness Scale（HFS）和 Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale（RSES）的意大利语和土耳其语版本。样本由 837 名年龄在 18-35 岁的大学生组成（49%为女性，51%为男性）。采用相关分析、总体样本以及意大利语和土耳其语学生的分组间 2 因素方差分析，考察了自尊与宽恕之间的关系，以及国家和性别对 HFS 和 RSES 评分的主要影响和交互作用。在适当的情况下进行了事后分析。结果表明，自尊与自我宽恕和对情境的宽恕密切相关；然而，我们发现宽恕他人与自尊之间没有显著关系。此外，意大利和土耳其的受访者在自尊水平或自我宽恕水平上没有差异，但我们发现意大利学生比土耳其学生更倾向于原谅他人和情境。未来的研究需要探讨其他宗教传统与宽恕倾向之间的关系，以及在其他国家，包括不同年龄的参与者中，自尊与宽恕倾向之间的关系。
