The role of social distance in the forgiveness of psychological violence: personal evil and coaction as a response

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Published: Oct 22, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v2.940
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psychological abuse coercion social distance personal malaise pardon

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A.M. Beltrán-Morillas
I. Valor-Segura
F. Expósito

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Through two studies, the present investigation analyzes the process of forgiveness before a situation of psychological abuse, depending on the social distance in relation to the person who transgresses. In the first study (n = 145), the granting of forgiveness to different types of violence (physical vs. psychological). The results showed that psychological degree (vs. physical). In the second study (n = 155) pardon, discomfort or personal distress was analyzed and coercion as a coping response, as a function of social distance (actor vs. observer). The results showed that personal discomfort is related to less forgiveness, and this in turn, is related to less coercion, especially in the condition of actor (observer). Likewise, the results also showed that forgiveness mediates the relationship between personal discomfort and resolution of coercion, especially when it comes to the perspective of the actor.

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Beltrán-Morillas, A., Valor-Segura, I., & Expósito, F. (2017). The role of social distance in the forgiveness of psychological violence: personal evil and coaction as a response. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 2(1), 291–300. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2017.n1.v2.940
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Vol. 2 No. 1 (2017): MONOGRAPH NO. 1. PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: CHALLENGES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSPECTIVES OF THE FUTURE. ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY.
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