The phenomenology of forgiving another person

• Main Author: Yabut, Homer Jimenez
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2005
• Subjects: Forgiveness; Conduct of life; Life skills
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3277
• Institution: De La Salle University

Conceptual clarity and theoretical issues in the psychology of forgiveness are the most common issues in the psychology of forgiveness. This study attempted to address these issues in forgiveness by describing the experience of forgiving using the phenomenological approach. The researcher answered this question by describing the experience of forgiving another person of various individuals. The researcher also focused on the meanings, which these individuals attach to their experiences of forgiveness. Eighteen respondents were interviewed using the in-depth interview method. The respondents were obtained using purposive sampling and chain-referral method. Phenomenological analysis was done to bring out the essence of the experience. Results revealed five essences of forgiveness namely openness, understanding the experience, acceptance, liberation and new perception of the relationship.