Department of Psychology, Luther College, Decorah, IA, USA.
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, Hope College, Holland, MI, USA.
Psychol Health. 2020 Mar;35(3):302-317. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1644335. Epub 2019 Jul 31.
The present study examined forgiveness of others, self-forgiveness, sleep, and health in a nationally representative sample of United States adults. It was hypothesised that sleep would mediate the associations of forgiveness of others and self-forgiveness with health. A nationally representative survey of 1,423 United States adults. Measures included forgiveness of others, self-forgiveness, sleep quantity, sleep quality, psychological distress, life satisfaction, and self-rated physical health. Forgiveness of others (β = .20, < .001) and self-forgiveness (β = .11, < .01) were associated with sleep and forgiveness of others (β = .24, < .001) and self-forgiveness (β = .27, < .001) were associated with health. Sleep was associated with health (β = .45, < .001) and also acted as a mediator of the associations of forgiveness of others (β = .09, < .01) and self-forgiveness (β = .05, < .01) with health. Forgiveness of others and self-forgiveness may attenuate emotions such as anger, regret, and rumination and provide a buffer between one's own and others' offenses occurring during the day and offer a restful mental state that supports sound sleep which, in turn, is associated with better health.
本研究在美国成年人的全国代表性样本中考察了对他人的宽恕、自我宽恕、睡眠和健康。假设睡眠会调节对他人的宽恕和自我宽恕与健康之间的关系。对美国 1423 名成年人进行了一项全国代表性调查。测量包括对他人的宽恕、自我宽恕、睡眠量、睡眠质量、心理困扰、生活满意度和自我评估的身体健康。对他人的宽恕（β=0.20，<0.001）和自我宽恕（β=0.11，<0.01）与睡眠有关，对他人的宽恕（β=0.24，<0.001）和自我宽恕（β=0.27，<0.001）与健康有关。睡眠与健康有关（β=0.45，<0.001），并且是对他人的宽恕（β=0.09，<0.01）和自我宽恕（β=0.05，<0.01）与健康之间关系的中介。对他人的宽恕和自我宽恕可以减轻愤怒、后悔和沉思等情绪，并在白天自己和他人的冒犯之间提供缓冲，提供宁静的心态，支持良好的睡眠，从而与更好的健康相关。
