ERIC Number: EJ1100989
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
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Effects of a Culture-Adaptive Forgiveness Intervention for Chinese College Students
Ji, Mingxia; Hui, Eadaoin; Fu, Hong; Watkins, David; Tao, Linjin; Lo, Sing Kai
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v44 n3 p335-346 2016
The understanding and application of forgiveness varies across cultures. The current study aimed to examine the effect of a culture-adaptive Forgiveness Intervention on forgiveness attitude, self-esteem, empathy and anxiety of Mainland Chinese college students. Thirty-six participants were randomly allocated to either experimental groups or a wait-list comparison group, with 28 retained finally. Forgiveness, empathy, self-esteem and anxiety were assessed one week before and after a 10-week forgiveness programme integrating Enright process model and Chinese values. The intervention increased participants' forgiveness attitudes. No significant effect was reported on empathy, self-esteem and anxiety. These findings demonstrate that the Culture-adaptive forgiveness intervention is potentially promising to enhance forgiveness attitude in societies where collectivist, cooperative and interdependent principles are dominant.
Descriptors: College Students, Intervention, Positive Attitudes, Self Esteem, Empathy, Anxiety, Experimental Groups, Control Groups, Pretests Posttests, Cultural Relevance, Outcome Measures, Attitude Change, Foreign Countries, Questionnaires
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; State Trait Anxiety Inventory
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