Abstract
The relationship between ego identity, ego resilience, and forgiveness in emerging adults was investigated. Two-hundred and 28 emerging adults (71% women; M age 19.9) completed measures of: identity processing styles (informational, normative, and diffuse-avoidant); dispositional forgiveness; forgiveness motives (revenge, avoidance, benevolence); and, ego resilience. Correlations revealed different patterns of forgiveness as a function of identity styles. The normative style was unrelated to dispositional forgiveness, the diffuse-avoidant style was negatively related to dispositional forgiveness, and the informational style was positively related to dispositional forgiveness and negatively related to revenge motivations. Mediation analyses revealed that ego resilience mediated the positive relationship between the informational identity style and dispositional forgiveness. The importance of a flexible and resilient identity for forgiveness during emerging adulthood is discussed.
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