Journal Article Review

Journal Article Review 2

Jeannine Hall

Liberty University

Journal Article Review 2

Summary

The research journal article titled, “Self-Forgiveness: The Stepchild of Forgiveness Research,” authored by Julie H. Hall and Frank D. Fincham, is a research on forgiveness that focuses and contrasts interpersonal and intrapersonal forgiveness. The research main focus is to highlight concepts and offer conceptual empirical evidence to support the effort and stimuli to advance this topic. The research article begins with a few social sciences (place emphasis on self-love and respect in the face of one’s own wrongdoing) and philosophical (emphasizes goodwill toward self while defraying the mind of self-loathing or contempt that one would feel from injuring others) definitions of self-forgiveness (Hall & Fincham, 2005). The research conditionally identifies and demonstrates various positions, situations, and classifications of self-forgiveness and the emotional and cognitive elements as well as precautionary triggers to be recognized and avoided.

The article further evaluates the different forms and components of self-forgiveness as depicted in “Table 1, Distinctions between Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Forgiveness” (Hall & Fincham, p.625, 2005). These definitions and analysis advance the research study and contrast the differences and similarities of self-forgiveness and the internal/external offender and victim processes for resolve and positive treatment. These analysis and processes through higher power or secular devices enable the offender or offended to recognize his/her inherent value and its liberation from shame and guilt associated with wrongdoing.

Hall and Fincham articulate three elements as posed by philosophers for self-respect restoration “first, self-forgiveness requiring an objective fault or wrongdoing; second, negative feelings triggered by this offense must be overcome; and, third, an internal acceptance of oneself must be...