Table 1
Regression coefficients of sincerity and typicality when regressed on forgiveness and trust.
| β | P | R2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgiveness | 0.365 | ||
| Sincerity | 0.54 | <0.001 | |
| Typicality | 0.13 | 0.090 | |
| Trust | 0.289 | ||
| Sincerity | 0.29 | 0.003 | |
| Typicality | 0.35 | <0.001 |
Figure 1
Forgiveness and trust in the perpetrator as a function of the perceived sincerity of the apology.
Table 2
Means and standard deviations of forgiveness and trust as a function of sincerity and typicality.
| APOLOGY (N = 87) | NO APOLOGY | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIGH SINCERITY (N= 46) | LOW SINCERITY (N= 41) | HIGH TYPICALITY (N= 50) | LOW TYPICALITY (N= 37) | (N = 91) | ||||||
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | |
| Forgiveness | 4.18 | 0.57 | 3.47 | 0.78 | 3.96 | 0.68 | 3.69 | 0.84 | 3.74 | 0.93 |
| Trust | 3.17 | 0.78 | 2.50 | 0.64 | 3.08 | 0.77 | 2.55 | 0.71 | 2.56 | 0.69 |
Figure 2
Forgiveness and trust in the perpetrator as a function of the typicality of the apologizing representatives.