Lifestyle Disease Entity, North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, Mahikeng, South Africa.
Department of Psychology, Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Oye-Ekiti, Nigeria.
J Relig Health. 2022 Oct;61(5):3747-3760. doi: 10.1007/s10943-022-01566-w. Epub 2022 Apr 26.
This study examined the mediating role of forgiveness in the relationship between religiosity and psychological distress among 244 inmates (Mean = 31.6) in Eswatini, a country in Southern Africa formerly called Swaziland. Results showed that religiosity, forgiveness and psychological distress were related in the expected direction. Outcomes of SEM analyses indicated that high religiosity was associated with greater forgiveness, which in turn associated with low distress. While the presence of positive feelings of forgiveness was a significant mediator, the absence of negative feelings was not. Psychotherapeutic techniques targeting lower distress from religiosity should utilize forgiveness interventions with a special focus on the presence of positive feelings toward the offender.
本研究考察了宽恕在宗教信仰与心理困扰之间的中介作用，参与者为 244 名斯威士兰（前称“斯威士兰王国”，非洲南部国家）监狱犯人，他们的平均年龄为 31.6 岁。结果表明，宗教信仰、宽恕和心理困扰之间存在预期的关系。结构方程模型分析的结果表明，较高的宗教信仰与更高的宽恕程度相关，而宽恕程度又与较低的困扰程度相关。虽然积极的宽恕感是一个重要的中介变量，但消极的宽恕感则不是。针对宗教信仰导致的较低困扰程度的心理治疗技术应该利用宽恕干预措施，特别关注对冒犯者的积极感受。
