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An Investigation of the Relationships between Developmental Forgiveness Stages and Forgiveness Communication Strategies

Reed, Phillip R.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1310662318

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2011, MA, Kent State University, College of Communication and Information / School of Communication Studies.
Much forgiveness work has been based on Enright's theory of developmental forgiveness, but the communication of forgiveness literature has hitherto not represented a true extension of that theory. In particular, changes in one's method of communicating forgiveness across the span of moral development have been ignored. The purpose of this study is to link the forgiveness literature in communication to this theory by exploring these very changes and the forgiveness messages associated with them. Specifically, it will be determined if the three stages of Enright's developmental forgiveness model are related to Kelley’s tripartite typology of forgiveness communication, consisting of direct, indirect and conditional messages. Additionally, the study attempts to expand the existing forgiveness communication literature on the relationship of forgiveness communication and the situational factors of transgression severity and relationship commitment.
Janet Meyer, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Mei-Chen Lin, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Nichole Egbert, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
81 p.
Communication
Forgiveness; Forgiveness Strategies; Moral Development

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  • Reed, P. R. (2011). An Investigation of the Relationships between Developmental Forgiveness Stages and Forgiveness Communication Strategies [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1310662318

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Reed, Phillip. An Investigation of the Relationships between Developmental Forgiveness Stages and Forgiveness Communication Strategies. 2011. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1310662318.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Reed, Phillip. "An Investigation of the Relationships between Developmental Forgiveness Stages and Forgiveness Communication Strategies." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1310662318

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