Table 5.
OLS Regression Coefficients for the Association between TRC Variables and Forgiveness of Others (N=3992)
| Model | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Male | −.074** | −.070** | −.078** | −.070** |
| Married | .073** | .072** | .078** | .079** |
| Age | .005*** | .005*** | .005*** | .005*** |
| Education | .016*** | .015*** | .014*** | .014*** |
| Employed | −.034 | −.036 | −.036 | −.036 |
| Race (omitted = Black) | ||||
| White | .041 | .037 | .061 | .048 |
| Coloured | .129** | .116** | .133*** | .119** |
| Indian | .013 | .008 | −.002 | −.005 |
| Participation in TRC | ||||
| Media Exposure | .108*** | .054 | ||
| Attended | −.248*** | −.243*** | ||
| Provided info | −.279* | −.288* | ||
| Had experience | .168 | .198* | ||
| Perceptions of TRC | ||||
| Initial perception (omitted = poor) | ||||
| Good/excellent | −.048 | −.037 | ||
| Fair | −.058 | −.061 | ||
| DK/Refused | −.035 | −.033 | ||
| Final perception (omitted = poor) | ||||
| Good/excellent | .111 | .114 | ||
| Fair | .000 | .006 | ||
| DK/Refused | −.100 | −.095 | ||
| View of Victims (omitted = negative) | ||||
| Positive | .077** | .060* | ||
| DK/Refused | .105 | .102 | ||
| View of Perpetrators (omitted = negative) | ||||
| Positive | .141*** | .139*** | ||
| DK/Refused | .143** | .141** | ||
p<=.05;
p<.01;
p<.001