Move 1 Examples: - Psychology - Move 1 analysis
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Psychology : Move 1 "Establish A Territory" analysis

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Title: Forgiveness and psychological adjustment following interpersonal transgressions: A longitudinal analysis
Author(s): Ulrich Orth, Matthias Berking, Nadine Walker, Laurenz L. Meier and Hansjorg Zno
Journal: Journal of Reserach in Personality. 42(2), 2008, 365-385.

Generalization: the importance of forgiveness in one area of psychology

1.The concept of forgiveness has received increased attention by researchers in personality and social psychology during the last decade (cf. Exline, Worthington, Hill, & McCullough, 2003).

  2. One reason why forgiveness attracts attention might be its prosocial character, making it a focus of the positive psychology movement (cf. [Gable and Haidt, 2005] and [Seligman and Csikszentmihalyi, 2000]).
  3. A related reason might be that,
  3.1. aside from its positive interpersonal effects, forgiveness is often assumed to have positive intrapersonal effects on the psychological adjustment of the forgiving individual ([Baumeister et al., 1998], [Enright et al., 1998] and [Exline et al., 2003]).
Specific focus: the relationship between forgiveness and psychological adjustment. 4. If forgiveness influences psychological adjustment,
Same as above 4.1. then it has important implications for counseling and psychotherapy following hurtful experiences.