Tuesday, March 04, 2008

When asked to reflect on their own offenses, men become more forgiving

Forgiveness can be a powerful means to healing, but it does not come naturally for both sexes. Men have a harder time forgiving than women do, according to Case Western Reserve University psychologist Julie Juola Exline. But that can change if men develop empathy toward an offender by seeing they may also be capable of similar actions. Then the gender gap closes, and men become less vengeful.

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Posted by Tom Beckman on 03/04 at 05:57 PM
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