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Publication details [#58213]

Merolla, Andy J., Shuangyue Zhang and Shaojing Sun. 2013. Forgiveness in the United States and China: Antecedents, Consequences, and Communication Style Comparisons. Communication Research 40 (5) : 595–622.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

apologizing | blaming | forgiving | language and culture | social relationship

Place, Publisher

SAGE Publications

Journal WWW

www.sagepub.co.uk/ejournals/

Annotation

The best predictors of forgiveness communication in both US and Chinese contexts appear offender apology and, to a lesser degree, blame. Direct forgiveness is a significant element of relational repair in both individualistic and collectivistic settings.