Iowa State University, Department of Kinesiology, USA; University of Iowa, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, USA.
University of Iowa, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, USA.
J Psychosom Res. 2024 Mar;178:111612. doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111612. Epub 2024 Feb 15.
Forgiveness has been positively associated with health in those with functional disorders. This cross-sectional study examined the relationships among dimensions of forgiveness and physical and mental health in individuals with and without long COVID.
Adults (N = 4316) in the United States took part in an online survey study detailing long COVID presence, physical and mental health, and trait forgiveness. T-tests were performed to assess differences in types of trait forgiveness between individuals with and without long COVID. Linear regression models assessed the contribution of demographic covariates and forgiveness subscales to the physical and mental health of individuals with and without long COVID.
Of 4316 participants, 379 (8.8%) reported current long COVID. Participants were an average age of 43.7, and most identified as female (51.9%), white (87.8%), and non-Hispanic/Latino (86.6%). Individuals with long COVID reported significantly less forgiveness of self (p < 0.001, d = 0.33), forgiveness of others (p = 0.004, d = 0.16), and forgiveness of situations (p < 0.001, d = 0.34) than those without long COVID. Among the long COVID sample, forgiveness of self and situations were positively associated with mental health (p < 0.05), but not physical health (p > 0.05). Forgiveness of others was negatively associated with both physical and mental health (p < 0.05).
Forgiveness may be an important consideration in understanding health among individuals with long COVID, emphasizing the importance of developing a multifaceted understanding of the condition.
在患有功能性障碍的人群中，宽恕与健康呈正相关。本横断面研究调查了长新冠患者和非长新冠患者个体中宽恕的各个维度与身心健康之间的关系。
美国的成年人（N=4316）参与了一项在线调查研究，详细说明了长新冠的存在、身心健康以及特质宽恕。采用 t 检验评估了长新冠患者和非长新冠患者之间特质宽恕类型的差异。线性回归模型评估了人口统计学协变量和宽恕分量表对长新冠患者和非长新冠患者身心健康的贡献。
在 4316 名参与者中，有 379 人（8.8%）报告目前患有长新冠。参与者的平均年龄为 43.7 岁，大多数为女性（51.9%）、白人（87.8%）和非西班牙裔/拉丁裔（86.6%）。长新冠患者报告的自我宽恕（p<0.001，d=0.33）、他人宽恕（p=0.004，d=0.16）和情境宽恕（p<0.001，d=0.34）明显较少，而无长新冠患者则报告更多。在长新冠样本中，自我宽恕和情境宽恕与心理健康呈正相关（p<0.05），但与身体健康无关（p>0.05）。他人宽恕与身心健康均呈负相关（p<0.05）。
宽恕可能是理解长新冠患者健康状况的一个重要考虑因素，强调了从多个方面理解该疾病的重要性。
