@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the lay representation of forgiveness: Convergent and discriminant validity",
journal="Personal Relationships",
year="2007",
author="Friesen, Myron D. and Fletcher, Garth J. O.",
volume="14",
number="2",
pages="209-223",
abstract="Four studies employing a prototype approach tested the convergent and discriminant validity of a lay forgiveness representation. In Study 1, participants nominated a wide range of forgiveness features. In Study 2, participants rated the centrality of forgiveness features, which created a reliable graded structure from central to peripheral features. Study 3 tested the convergent validity of this lay forgiveness representation while controlling for several confounding variables. In Study 4, the discriminant validity of this lay forgiveness representation was tested through a categorization procedure. The findings replicate and extend prior research on forgiveness (Kearns & Fincham, 2004), and support the psychological reality of a lay forgiveness representation distinct from other victim responses.<p />",
language="",
issn="1350-4126",
doi="10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00151.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-6811.2007.00151.x"
}