Forgiveness

McCullough, Michael E.; Root, Lindsey M.; Tabak, Benjamin A.; Witvliet, Charlotte van Oyen

doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0040

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“…Dispositional measures of forgiveness often are predictive of mental health ( McCullough et al, 2009 ). Research on forgiveness demonstrates that in addition to forgiving others, the construct of forgiveness may be a source of forgiving one ' s self ( Enright & the Human Development Study Group, 1996 ) and uncontrollable life experiences such as illness, natural disaster, or other adverse situations.…”

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Religiosity on Valuation of Life Through Forgiveness and Social Provisions Among Older Incarcerated Males

Randall

Bishop²

2012

The Gerontologist

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1Purpose of the study: Few studies have investigated the infl uence of religiosity (REL), forgiveness, and social resources on incarcerated individuals ' attachment to their lives, or valuation of life (VOL). We tested a model linking REL to VOL through 3 subscales of the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (Self, Others, and Situations) and social provisions (SPS). Design and Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from 261 male prison inmates, aged 45 -82, incarcerated in 8 state-managed correctional facilities. Participants were sampled from the prison census database (Oklahoma Department of Corrections or DOC). Exclusion criteria, per the Oklahoma DOC, were those housed in medical or psychiatric units, currently in solitary confi nement, or sentenced to death row. Results: To account for possible violations of multivariate normality, we used the SatorraBentler chi-square statistic. The fi nal model fi t the data well, explaining 57% of the variance in VOL: χ 2 ( N = 261; df = 3) = 7.40; p = .06; Comparative Fit Index = .99; root mean squared error of approximation = .08; standardized root mean squared residual = .02. Signifi cant indirect effects of REL on VOL were present through Forgiveness of Others and SPS, and of REL on SPS through Forgiveness of Others. Analyses controlled for age, race, education, perceived physical health, and depressive symptoms. Implications: Implications of the fi ndings for those involved with prisoner care are discussed, particularly therapeutic interventions including process models of forgiveness.

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confidence: 99%

Direct and Indirect Effects of Religiosity on Valuation of Life Through Forgiveness and Social Provisions Among Older Incarcerated Males

Randall

Bishop²

2012

The Gerontologist

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“…Since that time, however, the psychological study of forgiveness has expanded rapidly (for a recent review, see Fehr, Gelfand, & Nag, 2010). Forgiveness has been associated with a variety of benefits for physical health, mental health, and relationships (McCullough, Root, Tabak, & Witvliet, 2009), primarily through the reduction of stress (Worthington & Scherer, 2004). Given the numerous personal and social benefits of forgiveness, psychologists have sought to understand factors that might promote or hinder forgiveness.…”

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Research on religion/spirituality and forgiveness: A meta-analytic review.

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Worthington²,

Hook³

et al. 2013

Psychology of Religion and Spirituality

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In the present article, we review the literature on religion/spirituality (R/S) and forgiveness using meta-analysis. R/S was positively related to trait forgivingness (i.e., across relationships and situations; r ϭ .29), state forgiveness (i.e., of a specific offense; r ϭ .15), and self-forgiveness (r ϭ .12). Contextual measures of R/S more proximal to the forgiveness process were more strongly related to state forgiveness than were dispositional measures of R/S. Measures of one's relationship with the sacred were more strongly related to self-forgiveness than were dispositional R/S measures. We discuss implications for next steps in the study of R/S and forgiveness.

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“…Este mecanismo positivo del olvido, se ha venido estudiando desde la Psicología Positiva desde hace unos años, y se ha podido evidenciar como camino para mejorar nuestra felicidad (McCullough, 2000;McCullough, Root, Tabak, y Witvliet, 2009). Baskin y Enright (2004) también señalan claramente en sus estudios los beneficios de la capacidad de perdonar a la salud mental y a la satisfacción vital, seña-lándola además como un factor protector de la felicidad.…”

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El Perdón en La Memoria Autobiográfica: La Reescritura De Los Acontecimientos Vitales

Esteban¹,

Litago

Cabaco

et al. 2016

Revista INFAD de Psicología

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The present research shows the role of forgiveness as a significant factor in the process of vital reconstruction through the call Autobiographical Memory (remembrance of events experienced). Forgiveness is a significant mechanism in the memory taken it as positive and therapeutic element. Positive Psychology has been studying this construct and endorsing it as a component to achieve happiness and wellbeing. In this research is analyzed the capacity to forgive, the characteristics of its definition and the reasons or circumstances that facilitate it, in a sample of 401 subjects (127 men and 274 women) of different ages (201 youth and 200 older) to observe whether there is a different conception of forgiveness according to age and sex. The results show that young people manifest less capacity to forgive, and men more motivation for revenge, in the definition of forgiveness, young and old consider reconciliation and lack of rancor as the most important factors, and respect to the facilitating factors of forgiveness, older give more importance to passing of time and religious beliefs, and youth for either repentance and ask for forgiveness, regardless of sex.Keywords: Forgiveness, Autobiographical Memory, Positive Psychology, Happiness, Gratitude. RESUMENLa investigación realizada muestra el papel del perdón como factor significativo en el proceso permanente de reconstrucción vital a través de la llamada memoria autobiográfica (recuerdo de los sucesos vividos). El perdón es un elemento significativo en el mecanismo de la memoria tomado como elemento positivo y terapéutico.

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Forgiveness

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Direct and Indirect Effects of Religiosity on Valuation of Life Through Forgiveness and Social Provisions Among Older Incarcerated Males

Direct and Indirect Effects of Religiosity on Valuation of Life Through Forgiveness and Social Provisions Among Older Incarcerated Males

Research on religion/spirituality and forgiveness: A meta-analytic review.

El Perdón en La Memoria Autobiográfica: La Reescritura De Los Acontecimientos Vitales

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