In the article, In the Wake of Transgressions: Examining Forgiveness Communication in Personal Relationships, forgiveness communication styles are examined in association with the determinants of forgiveness. Research is conducted by examining how forgiveness is communicated, the type of forgiveness style, and the association of overall relationship satisfaction in relation to these. It has been found that as the severity of a problem and the guilt of the offender increases, the forgiveness style tends to grow more towards conditional or indirect forgiveness, which reduces relational satisfaction, while direct forgiveness and sincere recognition promote the strengthening of relationships. This article looks at how forgiveness is related to maintaining relationships in existence or in specific states, and to repairing and reconciling relationships, based on the forgiveness styles represented and the circumstances in which the offender behaves. Say no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an Original EssayReaction to Personal RelationshipsThis article examines the use of forgiveness styles such as direct, indirect, and conditional. Direct forgiveness is forgiveness in a direct way. Indirect forgiveness is expressed by minimizing the offense and conditional forgiveness is a forgiveness accompanied by the inclusion of clauses. The determinants of forgiveness are classified into social-cognitive, offense-related, relational, and personality levels. The social-cognitive level is composed of the level of guilt or empathy placed towards the perpetrator. Crime-related issues concern the seriousness of the crime and the sincerity of the apology. The relational level has to do with the quality of the relationship, while the personality level is linked to the level of agreeableness that the offended partner associates with the aggressor. The author states that the socio-cognitive level and that of the offense are closest to the offended person's decision to forgive. (80). Taking into account the factors of the seriousness of the crime, the guilt of the offender and sincere recognition, the first 6 hypotheses are examined. The first hypothesis is associated with the seriousness of the crime, i.e. the level of damage deriving from the offence. H1 states that offense severity will positively predict direct and conditional forgiveness and negatively predict indirect forgiveness. The second and third hypotheses are related to the guilt of the offender, or the degree to which the offender is considered responsible for the offending action. H2 states that guilt will positively predict direct and conditional forgiveness and negatively predict indirect forgiveness. H3 states that the level of guilt is positively associated with the severity of the crime, predicting that the more harmful the action, the greater the blame attributed to the offender. The fourth, fifth and sixth hypotheses concern sincere recognition, i.e. the sincerity of the apology and the acceptance of responsibility for the offensive actions. H4 states that sincere recognition will positively predict direct forgiveness and negatively predict indirect and conditional forgiveness styles. H5 and H6 state that sincere acknowledgment will be positively associated with the severity of the offense and will be negatively associated with blameworthiness (due to remorse). The next set of hypotheses (7-10) concerns relationship harm and satisfaction, or how relationship quality is affected by indiscretions and forgiving them. H7 states that relational harm will be negatively predicted by direct and indirect forgiveness and positively predicted by conditional forgiveness. H8 and H9 state that the severity of the offense e, 79-95