Forgiveness by god, forgiveness of others, and psychological well-being in late life
Forgiveness by god, forgiveness of others, and psychological well-being in late life
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DOI：
10.1111/1468-5906.00162
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发表时间：
2003-03-01
影响因子：
2.4
通讯作者：
Ellison, CG
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作者：
Krause, N;Ellison, CG
本研究的目的是利用全国老年人调查提供的数据来检验上帝的宽恕、他人的宽恕和心理健康之间的关系。分析得出三个主要发现。首先，数据表明，宽恕他人往往会增强心理健康，而且这些有益的效果比上帝宽恕的效果更大。其次，研究结果表明，老年人如何宽恕他人很重要：要求违法者做出忏悔行为的老年人比那些无条件宽恕的老年人经历更多的心理困扰。第三，结果表明，这一过程可能涉及上帝的宽恕，因为感觉自己被上帝宽恕的老年人不太可能期望违法者做出悔罪的行为。
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among forgiveness by God, forgiveness of others, and psychological well-being with data provided by a nationwide survey of older adults. Three mainfindings emerge from the analyses. First, the data suggest that forgiving others tends to enhance psychological well-being, and these salubrious effects are greater than those associated with forgiveness by God. Second, the findings indicate that how older people go about forgiving others is important: older adults who require transgressors to perform acts of contrition experience more psychological distress than those who forgive unconditionally. Third, the results reveal that forgiveness by God may be involved in this process because older people who feel they are forgiven by God are less likely to expect transgressors to perform acts of contrition.