A dark side to self-forgiveness: Forgiving the self and its association with chronic unhealthy behaviour

作者：Wohl Michael J A^*; Thompson Andrea

来源：British Journal of Social Psychology, 2011, 50(2): 354-364.

DOI：10.1111/j.2044-8309.2010.02010.x

Contrary to conventional wisdom and extant empirical work, forgiving the self may have deleterious consequences, especially if self-forgiveness is granted for chronic unhealthy behaviours such as smoking. Among 181 smokers, it was predicted and found that increased self-forgiveness for smoking was associated with a decreased likelihood of advancing through the stages of behavioural change towards action. Moreover, forgiving the self, mediated the relationship between movements from the pre-contemplation to contemplation stage of change and perceived smoking cons as well as experiential processes. An expanded understanding of the benefits and costs of self-forgiveness is discussed.

• 出版日期2011-6