O perdão interpessoal em injustiças do cotidiano: Uma análise por gênero

Abstract

The objective of this study was to verify if there are differences in the forgiveness granted by men and women in situations of injustice in everyday life. A survey was conducted with 362 participants, of which 180 were selected by the criterion of high level of hurt, being 147 women and 33 men. The types of injustices and the contexts in which they occurred were evaluated using a questionnaire on injustices in everyday life. The degree of forgiveness granted through changes in affections, behaviors and judgments was measured by the Enright Forgiveness Inventory - 30 Items. The results of a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) showed significant differences between men and women in the negative affect, positive behavior, positive judgment and negative judgment dimensions, indicating that women demonstrate a greater propensity to decrease negative judgments and affects, and increase judgments and positive behavior towards the offender compared to men in contexts of everyday injustice.