Holocaust Survivor Typology and Forgiveness

Datos Bibliográficos

ID2168289
AutoresShira Hantman (Tel Hai Academic College)
Año2010
Volumen20
Número4
Páginas507-524
Fecha de publicación2010-06-02
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911350903275226
OpenAlexW2068375054
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas28

This article examines the long-term coping patterns of aging Holocaust survivors and their relationship to attitudes toward forgiving in later stages of life. Survivors who reported increased ability to cope positively with past events in their lives were predicted to be more likely to be forgiving than those who reported difficulty in long-term coping. Three research instruments were used to examine this: the typology of survivors; the Life History Questionnaire, based on Erikson's eight stages of development; and the Enright Forgiveness Inventory. No significant differences were found between the three groups (clusters) of survivors and their attitudes towards forgiveness. It is suggested that by the time these survivors reached old age, issues relating to prior traumatic experiences had possibly been worked out. KEYWORDS: Holocaust survivorslong-term copingforgiveness

Coping (psychology · Developmental psychology · Erikson's stages of psychosocial development · Forgiveness · Holocaust survivors · Posttraumatic growth · Sociology · The Holocaust · Typology · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology