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Vergeben: Eine Quelle von Wohlbefinden

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Therapieziel Wohlbefinden

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Zunächst werden verschiedene Definitionen von Vergebung vorgestellt und die empirische Befundlage wird geschildert. Besonders aus der Sozialpsychologie liegen empirische Daten vor, die zeigen, welche Variablen auf die Vergebungsbereitschaft Einfluss haben. Eine zentrale Rolle spielt dabei die Empathiefähigkeit auf der Seite der vergebenden Person und die Haltung der schädigenden Person: Es zeigte sich, dass Entschuldigungen alleine keinen relevanten Einfluss auf die Vergebungsbereitschaft haben; vielmehr muss es eine Anerkennung des angerichteten Schadens geben und ein Angebot zur Wiedergutmachung. Danach informiert das Kapitel über die Bedeutung von Vergebung im therapeutischen Kontext. Ein Phasenmodell des Vergebens, das in der Therapie zur Anwendung kommen kann, wird vorgestellt. Abschließend wird die Bedeutung von Vergebung für ein allgemeines Wohlbefinden diskutiert.

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Kämmerer, A. (2017). Vergeben: Eine Quelle von Wohlbefinden. In: Frank, R. (eds) Therapieziel Wohlbefinden. Psychotherapie: Praxis. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53471-7_18

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