The transforming power of self-forgiveness in the aftermath of wrongdoing

IF 3.4 2区管理学 Q2 MANAGEMENT Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Pub Date : 2023-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.obhdp.2023.104237

Madeline Ong

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Abstract

This paper explores the impact of self-forgiveness on transgressors’ self-improvement motivation and their subsequent moral disengagement and unethical behavior. It also investigates whether self-forgiveness might be more critical for transgressors with a fixed mindset compared to those with a growth mindset. Eight studies (Total N = 2,522), in which self-forgiveness was both measured (Studies 1a to 3) and experimentally manipulated (Studies 4 and 5), were conducted to test the proposed theoretical model. Overall, the results of these studies suggest that when transgressors forgive themselves for a transgression, they show greater self-improvement motivation, and therefore are less likely to morally disengage and commit another transgression. Furthermore, self-forgiveness offers greater benefits for transgressors with a fixed mindset than those with a growth mindset. These findings highlight the transforming power of self-forgiveness, particularly for individuals with a fixed mindset.

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犯错后自我宽恕的转化力量

本研究探讨了自我宽恕对违规者自我完善动机的影响，以及他们随后的道德脱离和不道德行为。它还调查了与成长心态的人相比，固定心态的人是否对自我宽恕更为重要。八项研究(总N = 2,522)对自我宽恕进行了测量(研究1a至3)和实验操作(研究4和5)，以检验提出的理论模型。总的来说，这些研究的结果表明，当违法者原谅自己的过错时，他们会表现出更大的自我完善动机，因此不太可能在道德上脱离束缚，再犯一次过错。此外，与成长心态的人相比，固定心态的人对自我宽恕有更大的好处。这些发现强调了自我宽恕的转化力量，特别是对于那些心态固定的人。

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8.90

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4.30%

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期刊介绍： Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making. The journal features articles that present original empirical research, theory development, meta-analysis, and methodological advancements relevant to the substantive domains served by the journal. Topics covered by the journal include perception, cognition, judgment, attitudes, emotion, well-being, motivation, choice, and performance. We are interested in articles that investigate these topics as they pertain to individuals, dyads, groups, and other social collectives. For each topic, we place a premium on articles that make fundamental and substantial contributions to understanding psychological processes relevant to human attitudes, cognitions, and behavior in organizations. In order to be considered for publication in OBHDP a manuscript has to include the following: 1.Demonstrate an interesting behavioral/psychological phenomenon 2.Make a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to the existing literature 3.Identify and test the underlying psychological mechanism for the newly discovered behavioral/psychological phenomenon 4.Have practical implications in organizational context

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