Examining the Relation of Compassion and Forgiveness among Filipino Counselors

This study examines the association of compassion for others and self- compassion with forgiveness for others and self among Filipino counseling professionals. Hypotheses were made on the basis of the argument that positive emotional states like compassion for others and self-compassion will be related to forgiveness. Filipino counseling professionals (N=231) enrolled in the graduate school participated in the study. Regression analyses were employed to investigate the predictive effect of compassion on forgiveness. Results revealed that self-compassion positively predicted both forgiveness of others and self, whereas compassion for others was positively correlated with forgiveness of others only.