Does Religious Motivation Influence the Conceptualization and Acceptability of Forgiveness as a Therapeutic Intervention?
Keywords
marriage and family therapy, religion, forgiveness, relationship reconciliation
Abstract
This study addresses a gap in the research related to understanding how religious motivation (both extrinsic and intrinsic) relates to attitudes towards forgiveness as a therapeutic intervention. Our findings provide evidence that intrinsic religious motivation was associated with acceptability of forgiveness framed as a spiritual issue and overall, while extrinsic-social religious motivation was not associated with acceptance of forgiveness intervention framed in any way. Extrinsic–personal religious motivation was associated with greater acceptability of forgiveness framed as a spiritual issue, but it was also related to the misconception of forgiveness as relationship reconciliation. Implications for MFTs are discussed.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Seedall, Ryan B.; Butler, Mark H.; and Elledge, Jennifer Z., "Does Religious Motivation Influence the Conceptualization and Acceptability of Forgiveness as a Therapeutic Intervention?" (2014). Faculty Publications. 4466.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/4466
Document Type
Peer-Reviewed Article
Publication Date
2014-03-11
Permanent URL
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7274
Publisher
The American Journal of Family Therapy
Language
English
College
Family, Home, and Social Sciences
Department
Family Life
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