Making Meaning of Conflict: Motivational Processes Underlying Resentment, Retaliation, and Forgiveness in Colombian Emerging Adults’ Narratives

Alice J. Davidson, Gordon P. D, Mackenzie Mann, Isabella Espino, Department of Psychology, Rollins College, Winter Park, School of Science, RMIT University Vietnam, Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, School Psychology, University of South Florida

Emerging Adulthood

Published online on February 17, 2026

Abstract

Emerging Adulthood, Volume 14, Issue 3, Page 544-559, June 2026.
The present study examined Colombian emerging adults’ interpersonal conflict narratives within a motivational framework of forgiveness, focusing on contexts of forgiveness and unforgiveness. A diverse sample of 227 emerging adults wrote stories in which ...