TY - JOUR
T1 - Student Forgiveness in the College Classroom
T2 - Perceived Instructor Misbehaviors as Relational Transgressions
AU - Vallade, Jessalyn I.
AU - Myers, Scott A.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - This study explored the presence of relational transgressions in the instructor-student relationship and examined the forgiveness process within this context. Students' descriptions of instructor relational transgressions were consistent with a typology of incompetent, offensive, and indolent misbehaviors. Student descriptions indicated that forgiveness varied based on the perceived transgression severity and transgressor blameworthiness of the instructor misbehavior. Offensive misbehaviors were perceived as significantly more severe and blameworthy than indolent misbehaviors.
AB - This study explored the presence of relational transgressions in the instructor-student relationship and examined the forgiveness process within this context. Students' descriptions of instructor relational transgressions were consistent with a typology of incompetent, offensive, and indolent misbehaviors. Student descriptions indicated that forgiveness varied based on the perceived transgression severity and transgressor blameworthiness of the instructor misbehavior. Offensive misbehaviors were perceived as significantly more severe and blameworthy than indolent misbehaviors.
KW - Avoidance
KW - Forgiveness
KW - Instructor Misbehaviors
KW - Relational Transgressions
KW - Revenge
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U2 - 10.1080/01463373.2014.911767
DO - 10.1080/01463373.2014.911767
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84902978322
VL - 62
SP - 342
EP - 356
IS - 3
ER -