title: Efficacy of a self-forgiveness workbook: a randomized controlled trial with interpersonal offenders.
abstract: The present study tested the efficacy of a 6-hr self-directed workbook intervention designed to increase self-forgiveness and reduce self-condemnation among perpetrators of interpersonal offenses. University students (N = 204) were randomly assigned to either an immediate treatment or wait-list control condition, and assessments were administered on 3 occasions. Treatment led to increases in self-forgiveness and decreases in self-condemnation. Stronger treatment effects were associated with (a) lower levels of dispositional self-forgivingness, (b) higher levels of transgression severity, and (c) higher dose of treatment. In summary, the workbook appeared to facilitate self-forgiveness among perpetrators of interpersonal wrongdoing, though replication trials are needed to build from these preliminary findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
authors.forename: Brandon J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Griffin
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
authors.forename: Everett L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Worthington
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
authors.forename: Caroline R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Lavelock
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Spring Hill College.
authors.forename: Chelsea L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Greer
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University.
authors.forename: Yin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling and Psychological Services, Georgia State University.
authors.forename: Don E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of North Texas.
authors.forename: Joshua N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Hook
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D061347:Forgiveness; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult