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Forgiveness in Younger, Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Age and Gender Matters

Ghaemmaghami, Pearl ; Allemand, Mathias ; Martin, Mike

In: Journal of Adult Development, 2011, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 192-203

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    Titre
    • Forgiveness in Younger, Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Age and Gender Matters
    Auteur
    • Ghaemmaghami, Pearl. Department of Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14, Box 26, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Allemand, Mathias. Department of Psychology, Gerontopsychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14, Box 24, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
    • Martin, Mike. Department of Psychology, Gerontopsychology, University of Zurich, Binzmühlestrasse 14, Box 24, 8050, Zurich, Switzerland
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Journal of Adult Development, 2011, vol. 18, no. 4, p. 192-203. Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com
    Autre version électronique
    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:312441
    Summary
    The present study investigated age and gender differences in forgiveness of real-life transgressions. Emerging and young, middle-aged, and older adults recalled the most recent and serious interpersonal transgression and then completed the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory (TRIM-18), which measured their avoidance, revenge, and benevolence motivation toward an offender and indicated to what extent they are generally concerned with the subject of forgiveness. The results revealed a trend among middle-aged adults to express more avoidance than younger adults. Moreover, young men had a greater motivation to seek revenge than middle-aged and older men. No such age differences were apparent for women. Additionally, forgiveness was a more manifest subject in everyday life for middle-aged adults and women. These findings emphasize the importance of age and gender when investigating forgiveness