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dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Gregory J.
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-20T19:32:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-01T17:08:54Z
dc.date.available2011-09-20T19:32:37Z
dc.date.available2015-10-01T17:08:54Z
dc.date.issued2011-09-20T19:32:37Z
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/1883
dc.description.abstractThis study sought to examine the religion-forgiveness hypothesis in the context of the forgiveness process in an attempt to better understand the basis of the relationship. Data was collected from 140 participants in an online survey that contained measures of religious behaviors, religious beliefs, religious fundamentalism, empathy, emotional intelligence, forgiveness, and social desirability. A hypothesized model specified that religious variables of religious belief, behavioral religiosity, religious fundamentalism would be predictive of forgiveness when mediated by emotional intelligence and fully mediated by empathy. Using structural equation modeling, it was found that religiosity was predictive of greater levels forgiveness when mediated by empathy; however, religious fundamentalism was found predict lower empathy and lower levels of forgiveness. Examination of alternative models indicated that religiosity did not predict forgiveness unless mediated by empathy and although social desirability was predictive of empathy, its influence on the religiosity-empathy relationship was minimal. Implications and limitations are discussed.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityJohnson Gregory J.
dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.lcshForgiveness.
dc.subject.lcshReligion.
dc.subject.lcshEmpathy.
dc.subject.lcshEmotional intelligence.
dc.subject.lcshReligiousness.
dc.subject.otherReligiosity.
dc.titleAn Examination of the Influence of Religion on the Forgiveness Process
dc.typeThesis
dc.date.graduationmonthAugust
dc.date.published2011
dc.description.committeechairBennett, Patrick
dc.description.committeemembersAnderson, Veanne
dc.description.committeemembersSheets, Virgil
dc.description.degreeMaster of Arts
dc.description.departmentDepartment of Psychology
dc.description.imprintCunningham Memorial library, Terre Haute,Indiana State University
dc.description.itemidetd20110920-017
dc.description.levelMasters
dc.description.noteTitle from document title page. Document formatted into pages: contains 122p.: ill. Includes bibliography, abstract and appendix
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