Department of Psychology, Liberty University, Lynchburg, USA.
Department of Counselor Education and Family Studies, Liberty University, Lynchburg, USA.
J Relig Health. 2022 Oct;61(5):3729-3746. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01518-4. Epub 2022 Feb 21.
Forgiveness often discussed as a religious idea is also a popular topic in psychology. Empirical studies have shown that forgiveness decreases anger, anxiety, and depression and increases self-esteem and hopefulness for the future. However, research on the relationship between various outcomes of forgiveness is scarce. Thus, we aimed at examining the mediating roles of anger and hope in the relationship between forgiveness and psychological health outcomes. A sample of college students from a large non-profit university (N = 202) filled out self-report measures on forgiveness, anger, anxiety, depression, hope, and self-esteem. A parallel mediation analysis examining the role of anger and hope in the forgiveness-psychological health link was conducted. Results supported the indirect effect of forgiveness on psychological health through anger and hope, and the two mediators had a comparable size of magnitude. Implications, limitations, and future directions are discussed.
宽恕经常被讨论为一个宗教概念,也是心理学中的一个热门话题。实证研究表明,宽恕可以减少愤怒、焦虑和抑郁,提高自尊和对未来的希望。然而,关于宽恕的各种结果之间的关系的研究还很缺乏。因此,我们旨在研究宽恕与心理健康结果之间的关系中愤怒和希望的中介作用。我们从一所大型非营利性大学的学生中抽取了一个样本(N=202),让他们填写了宽恕、愤怒、焦虑、抑郁、希望和自尊的自我报告量表。我们进行了一项平行中介分析,以检验愤怒和希望在宽恕与心理健康联系中的作用。结果支持了宽恕通过愤怒和希望对心理健康的间接影响,而且这两个中介的影响程度相当。我们讨论了研究的意义、局限性和未来方向。