Psychological perspectives on divine forgiveness: 4. Childhood unpredictability negatively and divine forgiveness positively predicts self-forgiveness through self-control

Figures & data

Table 1. Correlations among variables, Study 1.

	1	2	3	4	5
1. Childhood Unpredictability	–	.49***	−.12*	−.10*	−.08
2. Childhood Harshness		–	.01	−.03	−.01
3. Divine Forgiveness			–	.20***	.59***
4. Self-Forgiveness				–	.02
5. Religiosity					–

***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05.

Table 2. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis testing whether childhood unpredictability, divine forgiveness, and their interaction predict self-forgiveness, Study 1.

		95% CI for B
Variable	B	LL	UL	S.E.	p-value	β	R^2
Step 1							.047
Childhood Unpredictability	−.06	−.122	.008	.03	.088	−.08
Divine Forgiveness	.18	.096	.271	.05	<.001	.19
Constant	2.84	2.74	2.94	.05	<.001
Step 2							.049
Childhood Unpredictability	−.08	−.172	.010	.05	.079	−.12
Divine Forgiveness	.18	.092	.268	.05	<.001	.19
Childhood Unpredictability X Divine Forgiveness	.03	−.05	.118	.04	.447	.050
Constant	2.85	2.75	2.95	.05	<.001

Effect of interest highlighted. CI = confidence interval; LL = lower limit; UL = upper limit.

Table 3. Correlations among variables, Study 2.

	1	2	3	4	5	6
1. Childhood Unpredictability	–	.52***	−.08	−.27***	−.15**	−.01
2. Childhood Harshness		–	−.07	−.14**	−.06	.00
3. Divine Forgiveness			–	.21***	.13**	.60***
4. Self-Control				–	.25***	.12*
5. Self-Forgiveness					–	.03
6. Religiosity						–

***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05.

Table 4. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis testing whether childhood unpredictability, divine forgiveness, and their interaction predict self-forgiveness, Study 2.

		95% CI for B
Variable	B	LL	UL	S.E.	p-value	β	R^2
Step 1							.037
Childhood Unpredictability	−.10	−.168	−.033	.03	.004	−.14
Divine Forgiveness	.11	.026	.183	.04	.009	.12
Constant	2.60	2.53	2.66	.03	<.001
Step 2							.039
Childhood Unpredictability	−.10	−.167	−.032	.03	.004	−.14
Divine Forgiveness	.10	.023	.181	.04	.012	.12
Childhood Unpredictability X Divine Forgiveness	.04	−.040	.115	.04	.447	.05
Constant	2.60	2.53	2.67	.03	<.001

Effect of interest highlighted. CI = confidence interval; LL = lower limit; UL = upper limit.

Figure 1. Path analysis testing the mediating role of self-control in linking childhood unpredictability and divine forgiveness to self-forgiveness.

***p < .001, **p < .01, *p < .05. Estimates are standardized.

Data availability statement

Data will be shared upon reasonable request.