Do you have empirically validated evidence that forgiveness reduces what you call resentment or irritability? If so, can you share just one study showing this?
I would recommend the study by Yu et al. (2021) in which men in a maximum-security correctional institution took about six months to forgive people who abused them in childhood or adolescence. After this forgiveness intervention, the men went on average from clinically angry to normal levels, and this remained in a follow-up assessment six months later.
Here is that reference:
Yu, L., Gambaro, M., Song, J., Teslik, M., Song, M., Komoski, M.C., Wollner, B., & Enright, R.D. (2021). Forgiveness therapy in a maximum-security correctional institution: A randomized clinical trial. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 28, 1457-1471..https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2583
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