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Gratitude and forgiveness: convergence and divergence on self-report and informant ratings.
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Gratitude and forgiveness are theoretically linked character strengths that tend to be studied in isolation from other strengths. We examined gratitude and forgiveness in the same sample using self and confidant reports to better understand how strengths converge and diverge with personality factors, emotional vulnerabilities, and positive psychological processes. Data suggest that gratitude and forgiveness uniquely relate to personality factors, emotional vulnerabilities, and positive psychological processes with forgiveness evidencing stronger relations than gratitude. Forgiveness also appears to be more robust than gratitude due to the unique effects of forgiveness diminishing correlations between gratitude and other variables. Confidant data demonstrated that strengths were observable by others and related to observer perceptions of well-being. Results are discussed with an emphasis on the benefits of studying character strength profiles.
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This study examined gratitude and forgiveness together using self- and confidant reports to see how these character strengths converge and diverge with personality, emotional vulnerabilities, and positive psychological processes. Forgiveness showed stronger and more robust relations with most outcomes, while both strengths were observable by others and linked to confidant-rated well-being.
Key findings
- Character strengths were positively correlated with Agreeableness (rs = .32 to .58), Extraversion (rs = .17 to .22), and Conscientiousness (rs = .27 to .39), and negatively correlated with Neuroticism (rs = −.27 to −.59); Openness correlated only with Forgiveness of Self (r = .19).
- Strengths were negatively correlated with anger (rs = −.29 to −.61), loneliness (rs = −.28 to −.51), and depressive symptoms (rs = −.31 to −.53), and positively correlated with acceptance (rs = .25 to .58), self-compassion (rs = .35 to .68), and perspective taking (rs = .25 to .44).
- Forgiveness appeared more robust: controlling for forgiveness reduced gratitude–neuroticism from r = −.27, p < .001 to r = −.10, ns, and gratitude–anger from r = −.29, p < .001 to r = −.13, ns.
- Participant–confidant convergence was found for gratitude and forgiveness (rs = .20 to .30) and well-being (r = .47, p < .01); participant strengths also correlated with confidant-rated well-being (rs = .24 to .40).
Methods
- Participants were 140 undergraduate students (113 females, 27 males; mean age = 21.91 years, SD = 5.74) at a large public university.
- Participants completed a 60-minute web-based survey, then gave a confidant paper-and-pencil questionnaires; 137 of 140 packets (97.9%) were returned.
- Measures included the GQ-6, Heartland Forgiveness Scale, Big Five Inventory, BDI-II, Multidimensional Anger Inventory, UCLA-8, IRI, AAQ-2, SCS, and SWLS; confidants completed reworded GQ-6, HFS, BFI, and SWLS. Analyses used correlations, tests of dependent correlations, and partial correlations.
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- Stated by the paper: data were cross-sectional, mostly self-report, and comprised of university students; the authors also could not verify every aspect of methodology pertaining to safeguarding confidant data.
- Evident from the text: the correlational design cannot establish causal direction, and the sample was predominantly female and undergraduate, limiting generalizability.
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“Confidant data demonstrated that strengths were observable by others and related to observer perceptions of well-being.”
- Also stated in: § Correlations between participant and informant ratings · plain
“Data supported our expectations for ratings of gratitude and forgiveness (rs = .20 to .30) and well-being (r = .47, p < .01).”
§ Gratitude and forgiveness: Convergence and divergence on self-report and informant ratings > Abstract
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“Data suggest that gratitude and forgiveness uniquely relate to personality factors, emotional vulnerabilities, and positive psychological processes with forgiveness evidencing stronger relations than gratitude.”
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“The range of correlation magnitudes suggest that strengths relate uniquely to Big 5, emotional vulnerabilities, and positive psychological processes.”
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“Gratitude and forgiveness are distinct character strengths that uniquely relate to personality factors, emotion vulnerabilities, positive psychological processes, and well-being.”
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“Confidant data demonstrated that strengths were observable by others and related to observer perceptions of well-being.”
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“Participant ratings of strengths also positively correlated with confidant ratings of participant well-being (rs = .24 to .40).”
§ Gratitude and forgiveness: Convergence and divergence on self-report and informant ratings > Abstract
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“Data suggest that gratitude and forgiveness uniquely relate to personality factors, emotional vulnerabilities, and positive psychological processes with forgiveness evidencing stronger relations than gratitude.”
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“Forgiveness evidenced stronger correlations with most outcomes compared to gratitude and these relations retained much of their magnitude after controlling for the effects of gratitude.”
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“depressive symptoms (rs = −.31 to −.53)”
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“Participant ratings of strengths also positively correlated with confidant ratings of participant well-being (rs = .24 to .40).”
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“negatively correlated with Neuroticism (rs = −.27 to −.59)”
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“self-compassion (rs = .35 to .68)”
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“Extraversion (rs = .17 to .22)”
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“Results suggest that gratitude and forgiveness both influenced the other’s correlations.”
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“Data supported our expectations for ratings of gratitude and forgiveness (rs = .20 to .30) and well-being (r = .47, p < .01).”
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“Results suggest that character strengths significantly differ in relation to Big Five, emotion vulnerabilities, and positive psychological processes.”
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“For example, the correlation between gratitude and neuroticism was significant, r = −.27, p < .001. However, after controlling for forgiveness, gratitude was unrelated to neuroticism, r = −.10, ns.”
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“Similarly, the correlation between gratitude and anger was significant, r = −.29, p < .001, until controlling for forgiveness, r = −.13, ns.”
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“Forgiveness tends to be positively correlated with agreeableness and negatively correlated with neuroticism (Brose, Rye, Lutz-Zois, & Ross, 2005; McCullough & Hoyt, 2002).”
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“Gratitude and forgiveness are interpersonal strengths that produce well-being through a combination of reflection, positive emotions, and adaptive social behaviors and relationships that facilitate well-being (Frederickson, 2004; Watkins, 2004).”
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“Forgiveness also appears to be more robust than gratitude due to the unique effects of forgiveness diminishing correlations between gratitude and other variables.”
- Also stated in: § Discussion · hedged
“Forgiveness also appears uniquely related to variables whereas much of the strength of relations between gratitude and some variables seems due to the co-occurrence of forgiveness.”
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“Gratitude and forgiveness require distinct attributions (Fincham, Paleari, & Regalia, 2002; McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002) but share a common, fundamental component of empathy (Farrow et al., 2001; Lazarus, 1991; Macaskill, Maltby, & Day, 2002; McCullough, Kilpatrick, Emmons, & Larson, 2001).”
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“Empirical data suggests that gratitude and forgiveness are associated with pro-social behavior (Bartlett & DeSteno, 2006; McCullough, 2000), positive psychological outcomes such as optimistic appraisals of life, positive memory biases, and relationship satisfaction (Emmons & McCullough, 2003; Fincham, Paleari, & Regalia, 2002; Watkins, Grimm, & Kolts, 2004), physical health benefits (McCraty et al”
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- Not checked yetcites Emmons & McCullough, 2003
- Not checked yetcites Toussaint & Friedman, 2008
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“More recent work redefining extraversion suggests that it too, may be correlated with gratitude and forgiveness (Ashton, Lee, & Paunonen, 2002; Lucas et al., 2000).”
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“In general, empathic emotions tend to increase positive and decrease negative affect (Batson, 1990).”
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“Compliance was exceptional: 137 of 140 (97.9%) packets were returned.”
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“Methods and procedure were approved by the university institutional review board.”
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“Forgiveness, in particular, demonstrated strong associations with both emotional vulnerabilities (negative relations) and positive psychological processes (positive relations) suggesting that it is a robust indicator of mental health outcomes.”
§ Gratitude and forgiveness: Convergence and divergence on self-report and informant ratings > Discussion
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“Forgiveness also appears uniquely related to variables whereas much of the strength of relations between gratitude and some variables seems due to the co-occurrence of forgiveness.”
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“Other studies suggest that trait vengefulness (or the tendency to be unforgiving) is associated with an increase in maladaptive, avoidance-based relationship behaviors (McCullough et al., 1998; McCullough, Worthington, & Rachal, 1997).”
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“Abandoning angry feelings also appears to be fundamental to forgiveness (Berry et al., 2005; Enright, 2001; McCullough, 2000).”
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“Prior work with college students provides initial support in that people reporting low levels of trait forgiveness reported a greater tendency to engage in avoidance based coping strategies (Maltby, Macaskill, & Gillett, 2007).”
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“Our data were cross-sectional, mostly self-report, and comprised of university students.”
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“The GQ-6 demonstrated excellent reliability (αs < .90) in prior studies (McCullough, Emmons, & Tsang, 2002).”
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“Research with college students suggests that gratitude positively correlates with both cognitive (i.e., perspective taking) and affective (i.e., warm feelings) aspects of empathy (McCullough et al., 2002).”
§ Gratitude and forgiveness: Convergence and divergence on self-report and informant ratings > Abstract
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“In addition, we were unable to verify every aspect of our methodology pertaining to safeguarding confidant data.”
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Most research tends to examine character strengths in isolation from other strengths.
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“Participants were 140 undergraduate students enrolled in introductory psychology courses at a large, public university. The sample included 113 females (80.7%) and 27 males (19.3%) with ethnicity as follows: 67 (47.9%) Caucasian, 26 (18.6%) Asian/Asian-American, 14 (10.0%) Hispanic, 8 (5.7%) Middle Eastern, 7 (6.5%) African-American, and 15 (10.7%) “Other.””
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Metadata
- Authors
- Breen, W. E., Kashdan, T. B., Lenser, M. L., & Fincham, F. D.
- Affiliations
- George Mason University (US)
- Florida State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kashdan, Todd B.
- Venue
- Personality and Individual Differences
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-12
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 932-937
- ISSN
- 0191-8869 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC2943233
- OpenAlex
- W2107604038
- Semantic Scholar
- e8dc5bf0ddc67f983c51fe6f5d6925c75917ea47
- Cited by
- 111
- References
- 55
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- FWCI
- 2.62
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Personality and Individual Differences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health (R21MH073937)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Forgiveness and Related Behaviors
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Personality Traits and Psychology
- Keywords
- gratitude, forgiveness, character strengths, personality factors, emotional vulnerability
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
A language model drew the claims from the paper on 2026-10-09, under version 3 of the claim definition (model deepseek-v4.1-flash, prompt extract-v3).
A second model labelled each claim on 2026-10-09 (model jev-1.13-20260917, definition revision gold-guideline-v0.2).
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
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