Orathinkal Critique
Forgiveness: A Perception and Motivation Study Among Married Adults: Orathinkal Critique
Liberty University
Abstract
This paper is a comprehensive evaluation of an article entitled “Forgiveness: A Perception and Motivation Study Among Married Adults.” The researchers of this study are Jose Orathinkal, Alfons Vansteenwegen, Roger Burggraeve. This paper will attempt critique and evaluate all pertinent and assigned elements within this article. DDuring this comprehensive evaluation we will disclose the strengths and weaknesses of this research, its methods, results its possible limitations and future uses. This paper will seek to disclose the viability, structure and the construction of this article as it pertains to the perception of a reader and its validity to be utilized for future use, as well as the need for further evaluation as it pertains to the subject matter and problems discussed. Does this article satisfy the necessary elements, while evaluating the necessary elements of the study to obtain relevant results that disclose answers to the question posed by this study; did the article cover the topic in specific terms or general terms?
Keyterms: Forgiveness, perception, motivation, reconciliation, cross-sectional, transgression
Forgiveness: A Perception and Motivation Study Among Married Adults: Orathinkal
Critique
Summary The research highlighted in this article conducted by Orathinkal, Vansteenwegen, and Burggraeve (2008) studied the perception and motivational factors between married adults. Forgiveness was classified as a religious factor for many years but is now of great interest to clinicians and psychotherapist alike. Many research projects prior to this study have sought to gain a working definition of forgiveness and its contextual uses. Previous research has established that “forgiveness is seen as something that helps to rebuild the damaged relationship” between married couples (Orathinkal et al., 2008, p. 155). This
Liberty University
Abstract
This paper is a comprehensive evaluation of an article entitled “Forgiveness: A Perception and Motivation Study Among Married Adults.” The researchers of this study are Jose Orathinkal, Alfons Vansteenwegen, Roger Burggraeve. This paper will attempt critique and evaluate all pertinent and assigned elements within this article. DDuring this comprehensive evaluation we will disclose the strengths and weaknesses of this research, its methods, results its possible limitations and future uses. This paper will seek to disclose the viability, structure and the construction of this article as it pertains to the perception of a reader and its validity to be utilized for future use, as well as the need for further evaluation as it pertains to the subject matter and problems discussed. Does this article satisfy the necessary elements, while evaluating the necessary elements of the study to obtain relevant results that disclose answers to the question posed by this study; did the article cover the topic in specific terms or general terms?
Keyterms: Forgiveness, perception, motivation, reconciliation, cross-sectional, transgression
Forgiveness: A Perception and Motivation Study Among Married Adults: Orathinkal
Critique
Summary The research highlighted in this article conducted by Orathinkal, Vansteenwegen, and Burggraeve (2008) studied the perception and motivational factors between married adults. Forgiveness was classified as a religious factor for many years but is now of great interest to clinicians and psychotherapist alike. Many research projects prior to this study have sought to gain a working definition of forgiveness and its contextual uses. Previous research has established that “forgiveness is seen as something that helps to rebuild the damaged relationship” between married couples (Orathinkal et al., 2008, p. 155). This
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