Kinga Kaleta
Biographic Data
| ID | 273049 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kinga Kaleta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kinga |
| FAMILY NAME | Kaleta |
| SIGNATURE | KALETA K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jan Kochanowski University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0271-7577 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Divine forgiveness measured by the Polish Divine Forgiveness Scale predicts reduced posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Catholics living with human immunodeficiency virus.
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Polish version of the Divine Forgiveness Scale (DFS) and to examine its longitudinal associations with posttraumatic psychological outcomes among people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Although divine forgiveness (DF) is a potentially important spiritual resource, its measurement and psychological effects remain underexplored in non-English-speaking and clinical populations. Two complementary s…
Together on the Path of Positive Aging. Wisdom and Marital Satisfaction in Polish Older Couples
This study investigated the relationship between wisdom and marital satisfaction in older Polish couples, examining benevolence and resentment/avoidance as mediators. Successful aging involves maintaining emotional well-being and strong social bonds, yet research on marital satisfaction in adults aged 60+ remains limited. The cross-sectional sample comprised 194 couples aged 60–75 years ( M women = 64.26, SD = 4.75; M men = 65.71, SD = 5.31), mar…
The Polish validation of the interpersonal generosity scale
Generosity is one of the manifestations of prosocial behaviour. Despite the growing interest in generosity in psychology, there are very few questionnaires to measure this variable. One tool that has good psychometric properties is the Interpersonal Generosity Scale. The scale is used to measure generosity, understood as the sharing of resources related to subjective self, such as time, energy, attention, and emotions. The aim of the study was to…
Association between Religiosity and Forgiveness
1) Background: Forgiveness is one way to deal with negative experiences. The protective-protective model and the resource-caravan model assume that positive resources come together and support coping. In this study, we tested the association of religiosity, decisional and emotional forgiveness, and the indirect associations running through self-compassion. In addition, negative experiences in childhood were considered as a moderator of the indire…
Forgiveness in Marriage
Although marital forgiveness has been found to increase marital satisfaction, no research to date has examined the actual mechanism. This could derive from the ABCM model of marital satisfaction (Hall, 2021), in which disposition to forgive is understood as one of the marriage maintenance strategies contributing to spousal happiness. In two cross-sectional studies, we examined the association between marital forgiveness and satisfaction. We also …
How forgiveness relieves anxiety
Although forgiveness has been found to reduce anxiety, no research to date has examined the actual mechanism. This could be derived from Murray Bowen’s theory and his concept of differentiation of self (DoS). In the present cross-sectional study, we tested a model in which self-differentiation mediates the link between dispositional forgiveness and trait anxiety. The sample was composed of 216 individuals. Polish adaptations of the Heartland Forg…
Posttraumatic Growth and Subjective Well-Being in Men and Women after Divorce
Prior research has mainly examined non-adaptive responses to divorce, with less attention being paid to positive changes following the adversity of marital dissolution, especially posttraumatic growth and its consequences. The aim of this paper was to analyse the relationship between posttraumatic growth and subjective well-being, as well as the mediating and moderating role of self-esteem in this relationship among divorced men and women. The sa…
Forgive, Let Go, and Stay Well! The Relationship between Forgiveness and Physical and Mental Health in Women and Men
The mediating role of ruminations was more frequently observed in females. The study highlighted the indirect effect between forgiveness and health. Rumination and reflection are mediators between forgiveness and health
Marital offence-specific forgiveness as mediator in the relationships between personality traits and marital satisfaction among older couples
As a result of the gerotranscendence process, marital satisfaction becomes especially important in old age. At the same time, researchers emphasise that the effect of seniors’ personality on their marital satisfaction depends on many mediators. The analysis of literature suggests that one such variable might be forgiveness. Thus, the aim of the present research was to investigate whether forgiveness mediates the relationship between personality t…
Religiosity and Sexual Satisfaction in Middle Age
The period of middle adulthood presents people with self-actualization challenges related, among others, to their religious beliefs and sexual satisfaction. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between religiosity, nonconformity and sexual satisfaction, as well as to examine whether nonconformity moderates the relationship between religiosity and sexual satisfaction in middle adulthood. The following questionnaires were used: the…
Spiritual Intelligence as a Mediator between Personality and Emotional and Decisional Forgiveness in Polish Adults
Forgiveness is a constructive method of dealing with interpersonal incidents. It is determined by many factors, including personality and spirituality. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationships between the Big Five personality traits, spiritual intelligence, and emotional and decisional forgiveness in a real situation. The study involved 396 Polish participants aged from 18 to 79. Four tools were used: the Abridged Big Fiv…
Decision to forgive scale and emotional forgiveness scale in a polish sample
The paper presents the concept of emotional and decisional forgiveness proposed by Worthington et al. ( Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 30 , 291–302, 2007) and employing the Polish versions of the Decision to Forgive Scale and Emotional Forgiveness Scale developed in line with this theory. Both scales are tools measuring episodic forgiveness is forgiveness for a specific transgression that is made once. Decisional forgiveness is a declaration to …
Gender Differences in Forgiveness and its Affective Correlates
Although women are believed to be more forgiving than men, the results of many studies comparing women with men vary. Moreover, little is known about unique correlates or differential patterns of experiencing forgiveness by gender. In the present study, we compared men and women in terms of their level of dispositional forgiveness and its emotional correlates, namely positive and negative affect, anxiety, and emotional control. The sample consist…
Internet Addiction as a Moderator of the Relationship between Cyberhate Severity and Decisional Forgiveness
(1) Background: Cyberhate is becoming increasingly prevalent, just as Internet addiction. One way to deal with hate speech may be to make a decision to forgive the offence. However, addiction to the Internet, due to cognitive changes caused, can play a role in the making of this decision. (2) Methods: A total of N = 246 participants completed the Online Cognitive Scale (OCS), Decision to Forgive Scale (DTFS), and a single-item scale to assess cyb…
The role of spiritual intelligence and dispositional forgiveness in predicting episodic forgiveness
Relationships between spirituality and forgiveness have been of considerable interest to researchers. However, results of their studies remain ambiguous. In the present study, we explored associations between spiritual intelligence and forgiveness both as a state and as a trait. Respondents (605) aged 18–79 completed the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory, the Heartland Forgiveness Scale, and the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Moti…
Marital offence-specific forgiveness as mediator in the relationships between personality traits and marital satisfaction among older couples
As a result of the gerotranscendence process, marital satisfaction becomes especially important in old age. At the same time, researchers emphasise that the effect of seniors’ personality on their marital satisfaction depends on many mediators. The analysis of literature suggests that one such variable might be forgiveness. Thus, the aim of the present research was to investigate whether forgiveness mediates the relationship between personality t…
Forgiveness in Marriage
Although marital forgiveness has been found to increase marital satisfaction, no research to date has examined the actual mechanism. This could derive from the ABCM model of marital satisfaction (Hall, 2021), in which disposition to forgive is understood as one of the marriage maintenance strategies contributing to spousal happiness. In two cross-sectional studies, we examined the association between marital forgiveness and satisfaction. We also …
Association between Religiosity and Forgiveness
1) Background: Forgiveness is one way to deal with negative experiences. The protective-protective model and the resource-caravan model assume that positive resources come together and support coping. In this study, we tested the association of religiosity, decisional and emotional forgiveness, and the indirect associations running through self-compassion. In addition, negative experiences in childhood were considered as a moderator of the indire…
The role of spiritual intelligence and dispositional forgiveness in predicting episodic forgiveness
Relationships between spirituality and forgiveness have been of considerable interest to researchers. However, results of their studies remain ambiguous. In the present study, we explored associations between spiritual intelligence and forgiveness both as a state and as a trait. Respondents (605) aged 18–79 completed the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory, the Heartland Forgiveness Scale, and the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Moti…
Decision to forgive scale and emotional forgiveness scale in a polish sample
The paper presents the concept of emotional and decisional forgiveness proposed by Worthington et al. ( Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 30 , 291–302, 2007) and employing the Polish versions of the Decision to Forgive Scale and Emotional Forgiveness Scale developed in line with this theory. Both scales are tools measuring episodic forgiveness is forgiveness for a specific transgression that is made once. Decisional forgiveness is a declaration to …
Gender Differences in Forgiveness and its Affective Correlates
Although women are believed to be more forgiving than men, the results of many studies comparing women with men vary. Moreover, little is known about unique correlates or differential patterns of experiencing forgiveness by gender. In the present study, we compared men and women in terms of their level of dispositional forgiveness and its emotional correlates, namely positive and negative affect, anxiety, and emotional control. The sample consist…
Internet Addiction as a Moderator of the Relationship between Cyberhate Severity and Decisional Forgiveness
(1) Background: Cyberhate is becoming increasingly prevalent, just as Internet addiction. One way to deal with hate speech may be to make a decision to forgive the offence. However, addiction to the Internet, due to cognitive changes caused, can play a role in the making of this decision. (2) Methods: A total of N = 246 participants completed the Online Cognitive Scale (OCS), Decision to Forgive Scale (DTFS), and a single-item scale to assess cyb…
How forgiveness relieves anxiety
Although forgiveness has been found to reduce anxiety, no research to date has examined the actual mechanism. This could be derived from Murray Bowen’s theory and his concept of differentiation of self (DoS). In the present cross-sectional study, we tested a model in which self-differentiation mediates the link between dispositional forgiveness and trait anxiety. The sample was composed of 216 individuals. Polish adaptations of the Heartland Forg…
Posttraumatic Growth and Subjective Well-Being in Men and Women after Divorce
Prior research has mainly examined non-adaptive responses to divorce, with less attention being paid to positive changes following the adversity of marital dissolution, especially posttraumatic growth and its consequences. The aim of this paper was to analyse the relationship between posttraumatic growth and subjective well-being, as well as the mediating and moderating role of self-esteem in this relationship among divorced men and women. The sa…
Forgive, Let Go, and Stay Well! The Relationship between Forgiveness and Physical and Mental Health in Women and Men
The mediating role of ruminations was more frequently observed in females. The study highlighted the indirect effect between forgiveness and health. Rumination and reflection are mediators between forgiveness and health
Marital offence-specific forgiveness as mediator in the relationships between personality traits and marital satisfaction among older couples
As a result of the gerotranscendence process, marital satisfaction becomes especially important in old age. At the same time, researchers emphasise that the effect of seniors’ personality on their marital satisfaction depends on many mediators. The analysis of literature suggests that one such variable might be forgiveness. Thus, the aim of the present research was to investigate whether forgiveness mediates the relationship between personality t…
Religiosity and Sexual Satisfaction in Middle Age
The period of middle adulthood presents people with self-actualization challenges related, among others, to their religious beliefs and sexual satisfaction. The aim of this study was to explore the associations between religiosity, nonconformity and sexual satisfaction, as well as to examine whether nonconformity moderates the relationship between religiosity and sexual satisfaction in middle adulthood. The following questionnaires were used: the…
Spiritual Intelligence as a Mediator between Personality and Emotional and Decisional Forgiveness in Polish Adults
Forgiveness is a constructive method of dealing with interpersonal incidents. It is determined by many factors, including personality and spirituality. The purpose of the present study was to explore the relationships between the Big Five personality traits, spiritual intelligence, and emotional and decisional forgiveness in a real situation. The study involved 396 Polish participants aged from 18 to 79. Four tools were used: the Abridged Big Fiv…
Association between Religiosity and Forgiveness
1) Background: Forgiveness is one way to deal with negative experiences. The protective-protective model and the resource-caravan model assume that positive resources come together and support coping. In this study, we tested the association of religiosity, decisional and emotional forgiveness, and the indirect associations running through self-compassion. In addition, negative experiences in childhood were considered as a moderator of the indire…
Forgiveness in Marriage
Although marital forgiveness has been found to increase marital satisfaction, no research to date has examined the actual mechanism. This could derive from the ABCM model of marital satisfaction (Hall, 2021), in which disposition to forgive is understood as one of the marriage maintenance strategies contributing to spousal happiness. In two cross-sectional studies, we examined the association between marital forgiveness and satisfaction. We also …
The Polish validation of the interpersonal generosity scale
Generosity is one of the manifestations of prosocial behaviour. Despite the growing interest in generosity in psychology, there are very few questionnaires to measure this variable. One tool that has good psychometric properties is the Interpersonal Generosity Scale. The scale is used to measure generosity, understood as the sharing of resources related to subjective self, such as time, energy, attention, and emotions. The aim of the study was to…
Divine forgiveness measured by the Polish Divine Forgiveness Scale predicts reduced posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in Catholics living with human immunodeficiency virus.
This study aimed to adapt and validate the Polish version of the Divine Forgiveness Scale (DFS) and to examine its longitudinal associations with posttraumatic psychological outcomes among people living with human immunodeficiency virus. Although divine forgiveness (DF) is a potentially important spiritual resource, its measurement and psychological effects remain underexplored in non-English-speaking and clinical populations. Two complementary s…
Together on the Path of Positive Aging. Wisdom and Marital Satisfaction in Polish Older Couples
This study investigated the relationship between wisdom and marital satisfaction in older Polish couples, examining benevolence and resentment/avoidance as mediators. Successful aging involves maintaining emotional well-being and strong social bonds, yet research on marital satisfaction in adults aged 60+ remains limited. The cross-sectional sample comprised 194 couples aged 60–75 years ( M women = 64.26, SD = 4.75; M men = 65.71, SD = 5.31), mar…
Forgiveness (13 works) · Psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (13 works) · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors (12 works) · Clinical Psychology (10 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (9 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Psychotherapist (5 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (5 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (4 works)