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- Title
Homicide Survivors' Definitions of Forgiveness: Intrapersonal, Interpersonal, and Extrapersonal Orientations.
- Authors
Hourigan, Kristen L.
- Abstract
This article explores the definition of forgiveness from the perspective of individuals who have lost loved ones to homicide. This article draws on 33 in-depth, semistructured interviews that asked participants to define and discuss forgiveness and non-forgiveness both in general and as it relates to homicide. Analysis shows three distinct definitions of, or orientations toward, forgiveness, each learned through interaction with family and/or religion: intrapersonal, interpersonal, and extrapersonal. Analyses suggest that future investigations must include multiple definitions of forgiveness, and victim services must be cognizant of these various pathways toward forgiveness.
- Subjects
SURVIVORS of abuse; FORGIVENESS; SPATIAL orientation; VICTIM assistance; PHENOMENOLOGY
- Publication
Violence & Victims, 2016, Vol 31, Issue 5, p869
- ISSN
0886-6708
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-15-00015