The Role of Forgiveness in Divorce Adjustment and the Impact of Affect

The role of forgiveness and affect was investigated in relation to divorce adjustment. Ninety-one participants separated from their ex-spouse less than 30 months completed a background questionnaire, the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI), the Self Forgiveness Scale (SFS), the Center for Epidemiological Studies–Depression Inventory (CES–D), the Spielberger State–Trait Anger Inventory (STAXI–2), and the Fisher Divorce Adjustment Scale (FDAS). There were significant relationships between depression and the capacity to forgive and between being in an angry feeling state and harboring a lack of forgiveness toward the ex-spouse. The relationship that emerged as the most powerful was that between trait anger and lack of self-forgiveness. Forgiveness intervention that occurs early in the divorce adjustment process is implicated, particularly in relation to the self.     

医学生自我宽恕及其影响因素研究

目的:通过探讨医学生自我宽恕水平?影响因素以及与心理健康变量的相关性,为提高医学生自我宽恕水平以及心理健康水平提供依据?方法:随机在3所医学院校选取720名医学生作为研究样本,采用自编问卷和相关量表进行调查?结果:医学生自我宽恕水平为(27.00 ± 4.74)分,自我宽恕在年级?专业方面的差异没有统计学意义(P > 0.05),对方受伤害程度?冒犯者内疚程度和愤怒?人格与自我宽恕显著相关(P < 0.05),医学生焦虑?抑郁水平以及幸福感这些心理健康变量与自我宽恕显著相关(P < 0.05)?结论:对方受伤害程度?内疚?愤怒?人格等因素,影响医学生自我宽恕的意愿,同时他们的心理健康水平和幸福感水平也影响着其自我宽恕水平?     

Psychological growth in humanitarian aid personnel: reintegrating with family and community following exposure to war and genocide

There is a paucity of research into the subjective experiences of humanitarian aid personnel exposed to modern global conflicts and disasters in the course of their work. In particular, little is known about how they make sense of any dual threat: (1) witnessing catastrophic and traumatic events perpetrated on those they seek to serve and (2) experiencing personal threat to self. This phenomenological study explores the idiographic interpretation of aid personnel working in complex humanitarian settings including exposure to genocide, and the impact of such exposure on reintegration processes postmission. Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). One theme: Complex humanitarian distress and growth overarched five subordinate themes. Four of the subordinate themes highlighted long term psychological distress including shame, moral doubt, betrayal, and narcissistic coping. The fifth theme, Reparation with ‘self’, describes a redefining of self-worth and altruistic identity over time despite earlier perceived moral failure and sense of rejection from organization and important others. Reparation with self, as a positive outcome from traumatic distress and lack of validating support from important others, is discussed in light of current posttraumatic growth literature. Implications for therapists and recruiting organizations are also discussed.     

Caregivers' Coping and Self-Forgiveness After the Death of a Care-Receiver

ABSTRACT

This study explores the relationship of self-forgiveness with adaptive coping and nonadaptive coping. This study addresses self-forgiveness as part of the grieving process of Alzheimer's disease caregivers. One hundred and thirty-three caregivers who had recently lost a loved one were surveyed. The bivariate analysis revealed a significant relationship between self-forgiveness and adaptive coping and non-adaptive coping. Furthermore, stepwise regression models computed for the study variables revealed that adaptive coping and non-adaptive coping were statistically significant in explaining the variation in self-forgiveness. Based on these findings, future directions in research are explored.     

整合视野下宽恕心理的概念厘定与研究展望

随着积极心理学的兴起,对宽恕心理的研究日益受到关注。为了强调宽恕作为积极心理学中的重要概念,在人们面对社会冲突情景中能够起到的积极作用,文章在梳理人际宽恕、自我宽恕和寻求宽恕等概念,的基础上,提出了广义的、整合的宽恕概念,澄清了宽恕心理的主要误区,总结了有关宽恕影响因素、与健康关系及相关干预的研究进展,并提出了相应的研究展望。     

The Self-Forgiveness Process of Caregivers After the Death of Care-Receivers Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease

ABSTRACT

This study explores the relationship of self-forgiveness and adaptive coping, religious/spiritual practices, social support, decreased grief, and mental well-being. 133 caregivers were surveyed. Bivariate analysis and stepwise regression models revealed that decreased grief, adaptive coping, and social support were significant in explaining the variation in self-forgiveness. This is one of the first studies to address self-forgiveness as part of the grieving process of Alzheimer's caregivers. Future directions are explored supporting inclusion of self-forgiveness as an aspect of grief and adaptive coping; which is further enhanced by the level of social support experienced by the caregiver.