Bright side of the MAOA-uVNTR on trait and situational forgiveness. (May 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gong, Pingyuan; Zhang, Jieting; Liu, Jinting; He, LinLin; Guo, Wenxuan
• Is Part Of: Psychoneuroendocrinology. Volume 151(2023)
• Publication Date: 2023-05
• Subjects: Monoamine oxidase A -- Trait forgiveness -- Situational forgiveness -- Accidentally committed harm -- Attempted but failed harm; Psychoneuroendocrinology -- Periodicals; Endocrinology -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; Neuropsychoendocrinologie -- Périodiques; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2023.106057
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0306-4530

Abstract

Abstract: The stress-and-coping theory of forgiveness posits that forgiveness and aggression are alternative ways of coping with stress of interpersonal offences. Inspired by the link between aggression and MAOA-uVNTR (a genetic variant involving in catabolism of monoamines), we investigated the relationship between this variant and forgiveness with two studies. Study 1 examined the relationship between the MAOA-uVNTR and trait forgiveness in students, and study 2 examined the effect of this variant on third-party forgiveness in response to situational offences in male inmates. The results showed that the MAOA-H (a high activity allele) was associated with higher trait forgiveness in male students and greater third-party forgiveness to accidentally committed harm and attempted but failed harm in male inmates than the MAOA-L. These findings highlight the bright side of MAOA-uVNTR on trait and situational forgiveness. Highlights: MAOA-H is associated with high trait forgiveness among male students. MAOA-H is related to high forgiveness to accidentally committed harm in male inmates. MAOA-H is related to high forgiveness to attempted but failed harm in male inmates. MAOA-uVNTR is not associated with forgiveness to intentionally committed harm.