Forgiving Without Letting Go: Children’s Evaluations of Decisional and Emotional Forgiveness Across Two Cultural Contexts
International Journal of Behavioral Development
Published online on June 17, 2026
Abstract
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Forgiveness involves both outward reconciliation and internal emotional resolution, yet cultures may differ in how tightly these components are coupled. We conducted two preregistered experiments examining how relational closeness and transgressor remorse ...
Forgiveness involves both outward reconciliation and internal emotional resolution, yet cultures may differ in how tightly these components are coupled. We conducted two preregistered experiments examining how relational closeness and transgressor remorse ...