Orientation to the psychology of self-forgiveness / Lydia Woodyatt, Everett L. Worthington Jr., Michael Wenzel, and Brandon J. Griffin
Understanding shame and guilt / Colin Wayne Leach
An evolutionary approach to shame-based self-criticism, self-forgiveness, and compassion / Paul Gilbert and Lydia Woodyatt
Working through psychological needs following transgressions to arrive at self-forgiveness / Lydia Woodyatt, Michael Wenzel, and Melissa de Vel-Palumbo
Repairing meaning, resolving rumination, and moving toward self-forgiveness / Kirsten L. Graham, Jessica L. Morse, Maeve B. O'Donnell, and Michael F. Steger
The measurement of dispositional self-forgiveness / Peter Strelan
Self-forgiveness and health : a stress-and-coping model / Loren L. Toussaint, Jon R. Webb, and Jameson K. Hirsch
Self-forgiveness and personal and relational well-being / Michael Massengale, Elise Choe, and Don E. Davis
Self-forgiveness within couple transgressions / Sara Pelucchi, Camillo Regalia, F. Giorgia Paleari, and Frank D. Fincham
Self-forgiveness and religious/spiritual struggles / Julie J. Exline, Joshua A. Wilt, Nick Stauner, Valencia A. Harriott, and Seyma N. Saritoprak
The dark side of self-forgiveness : forgiving the self can impede change for ongoing, harmful behavior / Michael J.A. Wohl, Melissa M. Salmon, Samantha J. Hollingshead, Sara K. Lidstone, and Nassim Tabri
Self-forgiveness in individual psychotherapy : therapeutic models and counseling outcomes / Marilyn A. Cornish, Nathaniel G. Wade, and Ana Cikara
Group intervention to promote self-forgiveness / Everett L. Worthington Jr., Brandon J. Griffin, and Nathaniel G. Wade
Self-forgiveness in couple and family therapy / Elizabeth G. Ruffing, Sarah H. Moon, Jennifer Krier, David R. Paine, Eliyohu Wolff, and Steven J. Sandage
Self-directed intervention to promote self-forgiveness / Brandon J. Griffin, Everett L. Worthington Jr., Christopher M. Bell, and Don E. Davis
Self-forgiveness and military service : equipping warriors to combat moral injury / Brandon J. Griffin, Everett L. Worthington Jr., Steven J. Danish, John Donovan, Caroline R. Lavelock, Laurel Shaler, Robert F. Dees, Shira Maguen, and Don E. Davis
Self-forgiveness and treating personality disorders / Frederick A. DiBlasio
Self-forgiveness, self-harm, and suicidal behavior : understanding the role of forgiving the self in the act of hurting one's self / Jameson K. Hirsch, Jon R. Webb, and Loren L. Toussaint
Self-forgiveness, addiction, and recovery / Jon R. Webb, Loren L. Toussaint, and Jameson K. Hirsch
Self-forgiveness and hypersexual behavior / David K. Mosher, Joshua N. Hook, and Joshua B. Grubbs
Self-forgiveness at work : finding pathways to renewal when coping with failure or perceived transgressions / Lydia Woodyatt, Marilyn A. Cornish, and Mikaela Cibich
Self-forgiveness and pursuit of the sacred : the role of pastoral-related care / Jon R. Webb, Jameson K. Hirsch, and Loren L. Toussaint
Self-forgiveness in older adulthood / Tim Windsor
Conclusion : the road so far and the road ahead / Lydia Woodyatt, Everett L. Worthington Jr., Michael Wenzel, and Brandon J. Griffin.

Abstract; Preface: What's So Difficult About Self-Forgiveness?; What to Expect; Overview of the Book; Part I: Understanding Self-Forgiveness; Part II: The Causes and Consequences of Self-Forgiveness; Part III: Applications of Self-forgiveness in Psychopathology and Psychotherapy: Models and Modalities of Intervention; Part IV: Applications of Self-Forgiveness in Psychopathology and Psychotherapy: Clinical Applications to Specific Domains; Ten Things to Look for as You Read; Assess Yourself; Meanings, Measures, and Methods Can Determine Outcomes; Evaluating the Evidence.

Juggling Just Judgments Conclusion; Reference; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Understanding Self-Forgiveness; Orientation to the Psychology of Self-Forgiveness; Orientation to the Psychology of Self-Forgiveness; Origins of the Empirical Science of Forgiveness; Scope of Psychological Research on Self-Forgiveness Today; What Is Self-Forgiveness and How Can We Measure It? The Initial and Ongoing Challenge; The Paradox Expanded: What Makes Self-Forgiveness so Difficult?; Natural and Clinical Models of Self-Forgiveness; Models of Naturally Occurring Self-Forgiveness.

Clinical Intervention Models Conclusions; References; Understanding Shame and Guilt; Understanding Shame and Guilt; Shame, Guilt, and Debilitation; The Role of Global Inferiority; Shame Can Be Constructive; Shame, Guilt, and Social Image; Conclusion; References; An Evolutionary Approach to Shame-Based Self-Criticism, Self-Forgiveness, and Compassion; The Self That Seeks Forgiveness Lives Within a Social Context; Evolution of Competing and Caring Motives; Understanding Shame, Humiliation, and Guilt; Understanding Self-Criticism; Self-Forgiveness; Compassion Towards Self and Others.

Competencies of Compassion and Their Role in Self-Forgiveness Conclusions; References; Working Through Psychological Needs Following Transgressions to Arrive at Self-Forgiveness; Working Through Psychological Needs Following Transgressions to Arrive at Self-Forgiveness; The Need for (and Challenge of) Self-Forgiveness; A Needs-Based Approach: Transgressions Threaten Basic Psychological Needs; Transgressions Threaten Our Need for Moral-Social Identity; Transgressions Threaten Our Sense of Agency; Attempts to Resolve these Dual Concerns; Self-Forgiveness as Moral Engagement.

Self-Forgiveness is not Simply Making Ourselves Feel Better Self-Forgiveness Involves Understanding One's Responsibility; Value Reaffirmation as a Means of Moral Engagement; Value Reaffirmation: A Research Paradigm with Practical Implications; Conclusions; References; Repairing Meaning, Resolving Rumination, and Moving toward Self-Forgiveness; Meaning; Meaning and Self-Forgiveness: Conceptual Overview; Ruptures of Meaning; Repairing Meaning through Self-Forgiveness; Resolving Rumination; Emotional Healing; Conclusion; References.