Pubs Using HFS
The following are citations and abstracts for articles and other publications in which the HFS has been used.
Article: Day & Maltby (2005)
Day, L., & Maltby, J. (2005). Forgiveness and social loneliness. Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 139(6), 553-555.
For the most part, research into forgiveness centers on the role of forgiveness of others. However, within the forgiveness literature, there is a three-dimensional model of dispositional forgiveness (Yamhure-Thompson & Snyder, 2002) which, aside from forgiveness of others, [...]
Article: Edwards, Lapp-Rincker, Magyar-Moe, et al. (2002)
Edwards, L. M., Lapp-Rincker, R., Magyar-Moe, J., Rehfeldt, J. D., Ryder, J. A., Brown, J. C., et al. (2002). A positive relationship between religious faith and forgiveness: Faith in the absence of data? Pastoral Psychology, 50(3), 147-152.
The present study investigated the relationship between religious faith and forgiveness in a sample of 196 college students. Students [...]
Article: Kashdan, Julian, Merritt, & Uswatte (2006)
Kashdan, T. B., Julian, T., Merritt, K., & Uswatte, G. (2006). Social anxiety and posttraumatic stress in combat veterans: Relations to well-being and character strengths. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 44(4), 561-583.
There are few studies examining the relationship between psychopathology and positive experiences and traits. Although initial studies suggest persons with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are [...]
Article: Koutsos, Wertheim, & Kornblum (2008)
Koutsos, P., Wertheim, E. H., & Kornblum, J. (2008). Paths to interpersonal forgiveness: The roles of personality, disposition to forgive and contextual factors in predicting forgiveness. Personality and Individual Differences, 44(2), 337-348.
This study examined a multi-factorial model of forgiveness in which personality of the offended party, disposition to forgive, and context-specific factors were examined as [...]
Article: Macaskill (2007)
Macaskill, A. (2007). Exploring religious involvement, forgiveness, trust, and cynicism. Mental Health, Religion & Culture, 10(3), 203-218.
Forgiveness is a core value within Christianity and many other religions, but it is unclear whether valuing forgiveness results in individuals being more forgiving. This study examines the effect of Christian religious belief on forgiveness; tests the theoretical speculation [...]
Article: Miley, & Spinella (2006)
Miley, W. M., & Spinella, M. (2006). Correlations among measures of executive function and positive psychological attributes in college students. Journal of General Psychology, 133(2), 175-182.
Executive functions are cognitive abilities that allow for more goal-oriented and autonomous behavior. The authors examined the relationship between self-rated executive functions and 3 positive personality attributes (satisfaction with life, [...]
Article: Ross, Hertenstein, & Wrobel (2007)
Ross, S. R., Hertenstein, M. J., & Wrobel, T. A. (2007). Maladaptive correlates of the failure to forgive self and others: Further evidence for a two-component model of forgiveness. Journal of Personality Assessment, 88(2), 158-167.
In a sample composed of 162 young adults, the authors examined the generalizability of an orthogonal, 2-component model of forgiveness previously [...]
Article: Sigmon, & Snyder (2006)
Sigmon, D. R., & Snyder, C. R. (2006). Offense-taking: Development and validation of a trait self-report measure. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 30(4), 445-456.
Offense-taking is defined as the perceived deprivation of what is rightfully due to a person. Using this definition, a trait self-report measure of the proneness to take offense was developed and validated. The [...]
Article: Snyder, & Heinze (2005)
Snyder, C. R., & Heinze, L. S. (2005). Forgiveness as a mediator of the relationship between PTSD and hostility in survivors of childhood abuse. Cognition and Emotion, 19(3), 413-431.
It was hypothesised that forgiveness mediates the relationship between PTSD and hostility within a population of adult childhood abuse survivors. Of the three components of forgiveness-self, other, [...]
Article: Strelan (2007)
Strelan, P. (2007). The prosocial, adaptive qualities of just world beliefs: Implications for the relationship between justice and forgiveness. Personality and Individual Differences, 43(4), 881-890.
The relationship between belief in a just world (BJW) and forgiveness was examined in 275 participants. Personal BJW was positively related, and unjust world beliefs negatively related, to forgiveness of others. [...]
Article: Strelan (2007)
Strelan, P. (2007). Who forgives others, themselves, and situations? the roles of narcissism, guilt, self-esteem, and agreeableness. Personality and Individual Differences, 42(2), 259-269.
This study extended forgiveness research by examining the relationships between narcissism, guilt, self-esteem, agreeableness, and forgiveness of others, self, and situations (N = 176). Narcissistic entitlement was negatively related, and Agreeableness positively related, [...]
Article: Strelan, Acton, & Patrick (2009)
Strelan, P., Acton, C., & Patrick, K. (2009). Disappointment with god and well-being: The mediating influence of relationship quality and dispositional forgiveness. Counseling and Values, 53(3), 202-213.
This study examined the extent to which disappointment with God influenced the psychological and spiritual well-being of 160 churchgoers, and the potential mediating influences of relationship quality (spiritual maturity [...]
Article: Thompson, Snyder, Hoffman, et al. (2005)
Thompson, L. Y., Snyder, C. R., Hoffman, L., Michael, S. T., Rasmussen, H. N., Billings, L. S., Heinze, L., Neufeld, J. E., Shorey, H. S., Roberts, J. C, & Roberts, D. E. (2005). Dispositional forgiveness of self, others, and situations. Journal of Personality, 73, 313-359.
Six studies regarding forgiveness are presented. The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS), a [...]
Book Chapter: Fischer (2006)
Fischer, P. C. (2006). The link between posttraumatic growth and forgiveness: An intuitive truth. In R. G. Tedeschi (Ed.), Handbook of posttraumatic growth: Research & practice. (pp. 311-333). Mahwah, NJ US: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
This chapter is designed to describe findings from a study with 226 individuals closely affected by the Oklahoma City bombing 7 [...]
Book: Friedman (2010)
Friedman, P. H. (2010). The forgiveness solution: The whole-body rx for finding true happiness, abundant love, and inner peace. San Francisco: Conari Press.
Dissertation: Avery (2008)
Avery, C. M. (2008). The relationship between self-forgiveness and health: Mediating variables and implications for well-being (ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 69 (3-B) 1939.
Although the study of forgiveness has only recently begun to receive attention from the scientific community, the health benefits of forgiveness have been [...]
Dissertation: Desjarlais (2005)
Desjarlais, V. W. (2005). Forgiveness, affect and life satisfaction among community-dwelling rural elders: A correlational study (ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 66 (1-B), 614.
As the fastest growing segment of the population today, seniors represent 12.4% of the population. Understanding what may positively contribute to life satisfaction among [...]
Dissertation: Parker (2008)
Parker, B. (2008). The relation between hostility and social support: Investigating potential mediation or moderation by trait forgiveness, attributional style, and trait empathy (ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 69 (1-B), 691.
A substantial body of scientific literature has examined the relations among hostility, social support, and physical and [...]
Dissertation: Reinke (2006)
Reinke, L. (2006). Christianity, forgiveness, and marital satisfaction: Is there a common thread that links them? (ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 67 (4-B), 2240.
For many years there has been a shortage of research in the field of psychology pertaining to aspects of religiosity and marital functioning. More [...]
Dissertation: Thompson (2004)
Thompson, L. Y. (2004). The relationship between stress and psoriasis severity: Forgiveness as a moderator (ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 64 (9-B), 4639.
The relationship between stress and psoriasis severity was examined, with a focus on determining whether forgiveness is a moderator that buffers people from the potentially [...]
Dissertation: Watson (2008)
Watson, M. J. (2008). The relationship between intrapersonal forgiveness and eating disorder symptomatology in anorexic and bulimic adult females (ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 68 (9-B), 6342.
Addictive behaviors have long been known to be a significant problem within American culture, and it has been suggested that a [...]
Dissertation: Yoslow (2008)
Yoslow, M. (2008). The pride and price of remembrance: An empirical view of transgenerational post-holocaust trauma and associated transpersonal elements in the third generation (ProQuest Information & Learning). Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering, 68 (8-B), 5600.
This empirical, quantitative and qualitative study of 58 grandchildren of Holocaust Survivors (21 men/37 women) sought [...]
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Article: Barber, Maltby, & Macaskill (2005)