Emotion (Washington, D.C.)
Forgiveness updates interpersonal memories to be less negative.
Songzhi Wu, Timothy W Broom, Sasha Brietzke, Jonathan Phillips, Kevin N Ochsner, Lila Davachi, Meghan L Meyer
Published: 202610.1037/emo0001611
Abstract
Forgiveness is crucial for restoring social bonds, yet how it shapes impressions of poor treatment remains unclear. Building on memory updating research, we propose forgiveness can change the memory of a negative experience by incorporating informati…
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