Forgiveness: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Riya Shah; Archi Dhakan; Sakshi Sanghavi; Shreya Juthani; Yashvi Savla

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| Published: February 03, 2024

Forgiveness: A Comprehensive Literature Review

Riya Shah

SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), Vile Parle (West), Mumbai Google Scholar More about the auther

, Archi Dhakan

SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), Vile Parle (West), Mumbai Google Scholar More about the auther

, Sakshi Sanghavi

SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), Vile Parle (West), Mumbai Google Scholar More about the auther

, Shreya Juthani

SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), Vile Parle (West), Mumbai Google Scholar More about the auther

, Yashvi Savla

SVKM’s Mithibai College of Arts, Chauhan Institute of Science & Amrutben Jivanlal College of Commerce and Economics (Autonomous), Vile Parle (West), Mumbai Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.039.20241201

DOI: 10.25215/1201.039

ABSTRACT

Forgiveness is an important trait that every individual ought to possess in today’s world. Forgiveness encourages compassion. To highlight important findings, an overview of recent research on forgiveness is offered in this study. The research was conducted through a detailed review of the literature of different research done on the variable “Forgiveness”, in the last five years. The research articles demonstrate the correlation between forgiveness and various areas like love, crime, covid, well-being, work outcomes, self-forgiveness, divine forgiveness, sports, gender differences, cross-cultures, suicidal survivors’ trauma, young adults, as well as adolescents. The review article also presents the relationship between forgiveness and religion, forgiveness therapy, emotional forgiveness, and brand forgiveness. The conclusion encompasses together all the major findings of the literature reviewed. The topics needed for future research, the limitations, and the strengths have also been included in the conclusion.

Keywords

Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, Overall Well-Being, Children, Intimate Relationships, Cross-Cultural

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How to cite this article: Shah, R., Dhakan, A., Sanghavi, S., Juthani, S. & Savla, Y. (2024). Forgiveness: A Comprehensive Literature Review. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 12(1), 402-424. DIP:18.01.039.20241201, DOI:10.25215/1201.039