The Efficacy of a Forgiveness Bibliotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Nursing Students

Kim, Jichan J.; Mullen, Lora M.; Akers, Shanna W.; Joseph, Rachel; Bishop, Lauren B; Bistany, Belle R.; Chambers, Anita C; Harvey, Jerry R.; Houghton, Aimee

doi:10.1177/08980101211072288

Cited by 4 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 32 publications

(50 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…The curriculum includes evidence-driven psychological interventions, spiritually-oriented practices, metaphors, stories, and art to illustrate concepts and facilitate self-expression. Another example is Forgiveness Bibliotherapy ( 80 ). The efficacy of an 8-week Forgiveness Bibliotherapy intervention with undergraduate nursing students was tested using Enrich's 8 keys to forgiveness ( 81 ).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forgiveness: A Key Component of Healing From Moral Injury?

Brémault‐Phillips

Cherwick²,

Smith-MacDonald

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Service members and veterans can be exposed to potentially traumatic and morally injurious experiences (PMIEs) including participating in, witnessing, or failing to prevent an act(s) that transgresses their core beliefs. Violation of one's deeply held morals and values can be profoundly distressing and shatter one's sense of self at the deepest level. Relationships with self, others, the world, and for some, the Sacred, can also be fractured. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Moral Injury (MI) can result. Left unresolved, MI can leave individuals struggling with guilt, shame, cognitive dissonance, and negative self-attributions. A holistic approach that addresses the psychological and spiritual harm associated with MI is warranted. We wonder if forgiveness can help individuals struggling with MI to address the harm caused by actions or inactions, release negative emotions, and mend relationships. Commonly used by Spiritual/Religious (S/R) Leaders, forgiveness practices are increasingly being explored by Mental Health Professionals as a complement to evidence-based treatment approaches. This article provides case examples that illustrate the use of forgiveness practices that promote recovery and identifies programs used in clinical practice that incorporate forgiveness. Research is yet needed to better understand the importance of forgiveness in the treatment and healing of PTSD and/or MI. This requires an interdisciplinary discourse between Mental Health Professionals and S/R Leaders working in the field of MI. Such engagement and integrated use of forgiveness practices may yield improved outcomes not only for service members and veterans, but for all those struggling as a result of PTSD and/or MI.

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Forgiveness: A Key Component of Healing From Moral Injury?

Brémault‐Phillips

Cherwick²,

Smith-MacDonald

et al. 2022

Front. Psychiatry

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Parents reported being highly satisfied with the children's improvement. In a randomized pilot trial, Kim et al (2022) investigated the efficacy of eight-week forgiveness bibliotherapy with a few undergraduate nursing students. The results revealed that bibliotherapy effectively improves the forgiveness feeling, anxiety, depression and fatigue in nursing students.…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bibliotherapy by medical librarians for the blind females

Shekofteh,

Ahmadi,

Kazerani

et al. 2023

IFLA Journal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This quasi-experimental study aimed to investigate the effect of group bibliotherapy on the self-esteem of blind females. Thirty blind females agreed to participate in the study. They were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. Data were collected through the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. A medical librarian performed an eight-session bibliotherapy intervention in collaboration with a psychological counsellor for the experimental group. After the intervention, the experimental group’s self-esteem scores were higher than the control group’s ( p < 0.05). The mean self-esteem scores in the experimental group after the intervention increased significantly ( p < 0.05). The highest percentage increase is related to the family and educational/professional self-esteem subscales. Using bibliotherapy by a team of medical librarians and psychologists to improve the psychological problems of the blind and other people with disabilities is recommended.

show abstract

Assessing self-forgiveness through the Enright Self-Forgiveness Inventory in the Spanish population: a validation study

Molinero,

Kasprzak,

Bonete

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

IntroductionSelf-forgiveness has been a complex construct to define, which has resulted in a shortage of instruments that adequately measure it as a process. In Spain, until now there is only one validated instrument to measure self-forgiveness, for this reason the present study aims to validate the Enright Self-Forgiveness Inventory (ESFI).MethodA sample of 276 people (84 men, 192 women) aged from 18 to 25 years, completed the Enright Self-Forgiveness Inventory (ESFI) after its adaptation to Spanish, as well as the Enright Forgiveness Inventory-30 (EFI-30), the Narcissistic Personality Inventory (NPI), the Short form of Social Desirability Scale (M-C SDS), the Scale of psychological wellbeing (RYFF) and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21).ResultsThe Confirmatory Factor Analysis showed a good fit for the original six-factors structure (CFI = 0.93, TLI = 0.92, RMSEA = 0.063). The results showed good psychometric qualities (both validity and reliability) and association between self-forgiveness and social desirability, depression, anxiety, narcissistic traits, and purpose in life as expected theoretically.DiscussionThe ESFI-30 shows good psychometric properties within the Spanish context and is an appropriate instrument for evaluating self-forgiveness for research and clinical intervention. As a primary goal, the abstract should render the general significance and conceptual advance of the work clearly accessible to a broad readership. References should not be cited in the abstract. Leave the Abstract empty if your article does not require one – please see the “Article types” on every Frontiers journal page for full details.

show abstract

The Efficacy of a Forgiveness Bibliotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial with Nursing Students

Cited by 4 publications

References 32 publications

Forgiveness: A Key Component of Healing From Moral Injury?

Forgiveness: A Key Component of Healing From Moral Injury?

Bibliotherapy by medical librarians for the blind females

Assessing self-forgiveness through the Enright Self-Forgiveness Inventory in the Spanish population: a validation study

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About