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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

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The Effects of Temporal Distance on Perceived Offense Severity and the Forgiveness Process

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2012, v.31 no.3, pp.961-974




& (2012). The Effects of Temporal Distance on Perceived Offense Severity and the Forgiveness Process. Korean Journal of Psychology: General, 31(3), 961-974.
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Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the influences of objective and subjective temporal distance on perceived offense severity and the forgiveness process. Participants were university students, each of whom was given a packet that contained the transgression narratives. They were then asked to read the situation and imagine that the event had actually happened to them, after which they assessed the temporal distance, offense severity, and the forgiveness process. In the group of objective temporal distance, the sample of 135 university students (36 men and 99 women) determined the objective temporal distance based on perceived offense severity and the forgiveness process. However, objective temporal distance did not affect the perceived offense severity and made no difference in the phases of the forgiveness process. These results suggest that if simply time has passed, it is not enough to lower the perceived offense severity or to forgive with greater willingness. In the group of subjective temporal distance, the sample of 156 university students (55 men and 101 women) determined the influence of subjective temporal distance on offense severity and the forgiveness process. The results showed that subjective temporal distance affected the perceived offense severity and the forgiveness process. These findings suggest that it is more important to feel relatively distant from an event than the actual duration of time since the event, in terms of the effect on perceived offense severity and the forgiveness process. Implications and limitations of this study were discussed, along with suggestions for future research.

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forgiveness process, temporal distance, objective temporal distance, subjective temporal distance, perceived offense severity, 용서 과정, 객관적인 시간적 거리, 주관적인 시간적 거리감, 심각성

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