Does Personality Affect Forgiveness: A Review

Abstract

Research in this area looks into how different traits affect people's ability to forgive. Recent studies have shown that different types of people have different levels of the ability to forgive. Characteristically, introverts have a hard time forgiving others. High levels of forgiveness are characteristic of extrovert personalities. Results on agreeability and brevity are inconclusive. People with higher levels of agreeableness are more likely to forgive others.