Dr. Robert Enright, co-founder of the International Forgiveness Institute (IFI) and the man labeled “the forgiveness trailblazer” by Time magazine, who has authored many books and written hundreds of journal articles has been using scientific research methods to study forgiveness for more than 35 years. He also won the American Psychological Association Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology.
References
Enright, R. D., & Fitzgibbons, R. P. (2015). Forgiveness therapy: An empirical guide for resolving anger and restoring hope (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/14526-000