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"A decisive factor in the capacity to forgive is empathy, and women have a greater empathetic capacity than males", Carmen Maganto, co-author of the study

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2011-02-19 - Women are better at forgiving than men: Study
	The authors of this study say that parents who have forgiven most over the course of their lives have an increased capacity to forgive "in all areas". Parents and children use similar definitions of forgiveness. Not bearing a grudge, reconciliation and understanding-empathy are the terms most used by both groups to define forgiveness.

2011-02-19 -Basque study shows women more forgiving that men
	According to Basque psychology professor and co-author of the study, Maite Garaigordobil, "A decisive factor in the capacity to forgive is empathy, and women have a greater empathetic capacity than males."

2011-02-19 - WHY MEN ARE SLOWER TO FORGIVE
	WOMEN are better at forgiving than men, a study has claimed. Research has proved that they have greater empathy – the ability to put themselves in another person’s place – a vital part of the ability to forgive.

2011-02-19 - Women Forgive Easier
	According to a new study, parents are more forgiving than the children and women can forgive more easily than men. There are reasons that the study gives for women being more compassionate than the men.

2011-02-19 - Women are better at forgiving: study
	The research "opens up many new questions" for the two investigators, who believe it is "necessary to study the role that forgiveness plays in psychological treatment, especially among victims of sexual abuse, physical and psychological maltreatment and marital infidelity, as well as other situations".