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Self-forgiveness significantly mediates the negative relationship between unfinished business and psychological resilience, whereas forgiveness of others and situations do not. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To investigate whether dimensions of forgiveness (self, others, and situations) mediate the relationship between unfinished business and psychological resilience in university students.

September 8, 2026The Journal of Psychology

From Burden to Bounce-Back: The Mediating Role of Forgiveness in the Link Between Unfinished Business and Psychological Resilience

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ESElvan Sahinoglu EAEsra Asıcı

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Cross-sectional analysis demonstrates that self-forgiveness mediates the link between unresolved emotional conflict and resilience in undergraduates, highlighting self-compassion targets.

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To investigate whether dimensions of forgiveness (self, others, and situations) mediate the relationship between unfinished business and psychological resilience in university students.
Cross-sectional survey of 434 undergraduate students (299 females, 134 males, 1 other; mean age = 22.21 ± 3.95 years).
Administered the Unfinished Business Scale, Connor-Davidson Psychological Resilience Scale–Short Form, and Heartland Forgiveness Scale.
Conducted multiple mediation analysis using Process Model 4 with regression-based bootstrapping.
The overall mediation model accounted for 23% of the variance in psychological resilience.
Self-forgiveness significantly mediated the relationship between unfinished business and psychological resilience, with unfinished business linked to lower resilience via diminished self-forgiveness.
Forgiveness of others and forgiveness of situations did not serve as statistically significant mediators.

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Sahinoglu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd72a58e84d0ff5b45b4f https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2026.2722360

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September 8, 2026The Journal of Psychology

From Burden to Bounce-Back: The Mediating Role of Forgiveness in the Link Between Unfinished Business and Psychological Resilience

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ESElvan Sahinoglu EAEsra Asıcı

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Cross-sectional analysis demonstrates that self-forgiveness mediates the link between unresolved emotional conflict and resilience in undergraduates, highlighting self-compassion targets.

Key Points

To investigate whether dimensions of forgiveness (self, others, and situations) mediate the relationship between unfinished business and psychological resilience in university students.
Cross-sectional survey of 434 undergraduate students (299 females, 134 males, 1 other; mean age = 22.21 ± 3.95 years).
Administered the Unfinished Business Scale, Connor-Davidson Psychological Resilience Scale–Short Form, and Heartland Forgiveness Scale.
Conducted multiple mediation analysis using Process Model 4 with regression-based bootstrapping.
The overall mediation model accounted for 23% of the variance in psychological resilience.
Self-forgiveness significantly mediated the relationship between unfinished business and psychological resilience, with unfinished business linked to lower resilience via diminished self-forgiveness.
Forgiveness of others and forgiveness of situations did not serve as statistically significant mediators.

Cite This Study

Sahinoglu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9fd72a58e84d0ff5b45b4f https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2026.2722360

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