The phenomenology of forgiving another person

College

College of Liberal Arts

Department/Unit

Psychology

Document Type

Article

Source Title

Philippine Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volume

11

First Page

104

Last Page

122

Publication Date

2-2009

Abstract

Conceptual clarity and theoretical issues in the psychology of forgiveness are the most common issues in the psychology of forgiveness. This study attempted to address these issues in forgiveness by describing the experience of forgiving using the phenomenological approach. The researcher answered this question by describing the experience of forgiving another person of various individuals. The researcher also focused on the meanings, which these individuals attach to their experiences of forgiveness. Eighteen respondents were interviewed using the in-depth interview method. The respondents were obtained using purposive sampling and chain-referral method. Phenomenological analysis was done to bring out the essence of the experience. Results revealed five essences of forgiveness namely; openness, understanding the experience, acceptance, liberation and new perception of the relationship.

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Disciplines

Psychological Phenomena and Processes

Keywords

Forgiveness—Psychological aspects; Phenomenological psychology

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