The power of making amends
Tuesday, July 15, 2014 - 22:31
in Psychology & Sociology
A new study reveals how conciliatory gestures promote human forgiveness. These findings show that peacemaking efforts such as apologies, offers of compensation and owning up to one's responsibility increase forgiveness -- and reduce anger -- by making the aggressor seem more valuable as a relationship partner and by causing the victim to feel less at risk of getting hurt again by the transgressor.