An evolutionary psychology view of forgiveness: individuals, groups, and culture.
Conflict
Cooperation
Evolutionary psychology
Forgiveness
Prosocial behavior
Reconciliation
Journal
Current opinion in psychology
ISSN: 2352-2518
Titre abrégé: Curr Opin Psychol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101649136
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2022
04 2022
Historique:
received:
16
09
2021
revised:
24
09
2021
accepted:
28
09
2021
pubmed:
22
11
2021
medline:
13
4
2022
entrez:
21
11
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
We review the logic of an evolutionary perspective on forgiveness, highlighting how insight into the likely function of forgiveness - solving adaptive problems related to acquiring and maintaining social relationships - has productively guided research and theory. A combination of experimental, longitudinal, cross-sectional, and cross-cultural evidence supports the claim that victims' perceptions of harmdoers' relationship value and exploitation risk causally influence whether or not victims forgive harmdoers. We also review the nascent literature on the topic of intergroup forgiveness and consider how the concepts associated with interpersonal forgiveness, such as apologies, relationship value, and exploitation risk, might help us understand forgiveness between groups, cultures, and societies. Finally, we explore the intersection of evolutionary and cultural perspectives on forgiveness, and consider how concepts from these two research traditions might be integrated to help us understand forgiveness even better.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34801844
pii: S2352-250X(21)00192-5
doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2021.09.021
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
275-280Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest statement Nothing declared.