Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and Forgiveness
Forgiveness is important for repairing relationships that have been damaged by transgressions. In this research we explored the notion that the mode of physical exercise that victims of transgressions engage in and their capacity to override grudges are important in the process of forgiveness. Two e...
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| author | C. Ward Struthers Elizabeth van Monsjou Mariam Ayoub Joshua R. Guilfoyle |
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| description | Forgiveness is important for repairing relationships that have been damaged by transgressions. In this research we explored the notion that the mode of physical exercise that victims of transgressions engage in and their capacity to override grudges are important in the process of forgiveness. Two exploratory studies that varied in samples (community non-student adults, undergraduate students) and research methods (non-experimental, experimental) were used to test these predictions. Findings showed that, compared to anaerobic or no exercise, aerobic and flexibility exercise facilitated self-control over grudges and forgiveness (Studies 1 and 2), and self-control over grudges explained the relation between exercise and forgiveness (Study 2). Possible mechanisms for future research are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-607ce37fe95f4e6e9cebc2f168e6fe0f2022-12-22T00:41:24ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782017-05-01810.3389/fpsyg.2017.00538231118Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and ForgivenessC. Ward StruthersElizabeth van MonsjouMariam AyoubJoshua R. GuilfoyleForgiveness is important for repairing relationships that have been damaged by transgressions. In this research we explored the notion that the mode of physical exercise that victims of transgressions engage in and their capacity to override grudges are important in the process of forgiveness. Two exploratory studies that varied in samples (community non-student adults, undergraduate students) and research methods (non-experimental, experimental) were used to test these predictions. Findings showed that, compared to anaerobic or no exercise, aerobic and flexibility exercise facilitated self-control over grudges and forgiveness (Studies 1 and 2), and self-control over grudges explained the relation between exercise and forgiveness (Study 2). Possible mechanisms for future research are discussed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00538/fullforgivenessgrudgesexerciseself-controlself-regulation |
| spellingShingle | C. Ward Struthers Elizabeth van Monsjou Mariam Ayoub Joshua R. Guilfoyle Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and Forgiveness Frontiers in Psychology forgiveness grudges exercise self-control self-regulation |
| title | Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and Forgiveness |
| title_full | Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and Forgiveness |
| title_fullStr | Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and Forgiveness |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and Forgiveness |
| title_short | Fit to Forgive: Effect of Mode of Exercise on Capacity to Override Grudges and Forgiveness |
| title_sort | fit to forgive effect of mode of exercise on capacity to override grudges and forgiveness |
| topic | forgiveness grudges exercise self-control self-regulation |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00538/full |
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