Research has identified forgiveness as one of the most productive forms of resolution following an interpersonal transgression. Despite the benefits of forgiveness, some individuals are more forgiving than are others. Although past work has examined gender differences in forgiveness, less is known about how within-sex individual differences may affect the willingness to forgive. In this paper, we study how masculinity concerns relate to forgiveness in men. We assert that forgiveness is associated with a perceived lack of masculinity and predict that, because of this relationship, men who are more concerned about maintaining their sense of masculinity will be less forgiving following a transgression. Across four studies, we find support for our predictions. In addition, we show how a small intervention in which participants reassert their sense of manhood reduces this effect, making men more willing to forgive.

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脆弱与宽恕：男性气质的担忧影响男性的宽恕意愿


研究表明，宽恕是人际越轨后最有效的解决方式之一。尽管宽恕有好处，但有些人比其他人更宽容。尽管过去的工作已经研究了宽恕方面的性别差异，但人们对性别内的个体差异如何影响宽恕意愿知之甚少。在本文中，我们研究了男性气质与宽恕之间的关系。我们断言，宽恕与被认为缺乏男子气概有关，并预测，由于这种关系，更关心保持男子气概的男性在越轨后将不会那么宽容。通过四项研究，我们找到了对我们预测的支持。此外，我们还展示了参与者重申其男子气概意识的小干预如何减少这种影响，使男性更愿意原谅。