Shame as a Moderator in Grace and Forgiveness Correlation Renamed “Grace, Forgiveness, and Shame in Latter-day Saint Young Adults”

Authors

Taylor Mefford, Brigham Young University
Dr. Scott Richards, Brigham Young University

Keywords

shame, grace, forgiveness, young adults, Latter-day Saint

College

David O. McKay School of Education

Department

Psychology

Abstract

The subject of grace in psychological research has been relatively untouched, with only a few studies having been conducted in this area, mostly with a focus on creating measures for attitudes on grace. However, despite the existence of these validated measures, almost no published studies utilize them. Allen, Wang, & Stokes (2015) present one of those few cases where such measures are used, in which they address mental health outcomes related to grace and perfectionism. They also utilize the term legalism, which was used by Bufford, Sisemore, and Blackburn (2014) in their development of a holistic measure of grace. Legalism refers to the belief that divine grace must be earned through obedience to religious codes.

Recommended Citation

Mefford, Taylor and Richards, Dr. Scott (2018) "Shame as a Moderator in Grace and Forgiveness Correlation Renamed “Grace, Forgiveness, and Shame in Latter-day Saint Young Adults”," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2018: Iss. 1, Article 3.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2018/iss1/3