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Expressing forgiveness after interpersonal mistreatment: Power and status of forgivers influence transgressors' relationship restoration efforts
Authors:Michelle Xue Zheng  Marius van Dijke
Institution:1. Department of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, China Europe International Business School (CEIBS), Shanghai, China;2. Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, England

Abstract:One adverse consequence of interpersonal mistreatment is that it damages the relationship between the victim and the transgressor. Scholars have promoted forgiveness of such mistreatment as a victim response that can motivate transgressors to work towards relationship restoration. Building on social exchange theory and the social perception literature, we provide an account of when transgressors are less (vs. more) willing to restore their relationship with the victim in response to forgiveness. Specifically, we argue that transgressors perceive forgiveness from a victim who has high (vs. low) power, relative to the transgressor, as insincere, making transgressors less willing to restore the relationship. We further argue that this effect of high (vs. low) victim power is pronounced especially when the victim also has low (vs. high) status. Two experiments and two field studies support these predictions. These findings highlight the relevance of studying how contextual conditions color transgressors' perceptions of victims' behavior to understand relationship restoration after interpersonal mistreatment.
Keywords:forgiveness  hierarchy  interpersonal mistreatment  power  relationship restoration  sincerity  status
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