Forgiveness, Religiousness, Spirituality, and Health in People with Physical Challenges: A Review and a Model
Forgiveness, Religiousness, Spirituality, and Health in People with Physical Challenges: A Review and a Model
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身体有障碍的人的宽恕、宗教、灵性和健康:回顾和模型
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10.1163/9789004252073_005
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2013
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E. Worthington
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作者:
Caroline R. Lavelock;Brandon J. Griffin;E. Worthington
Research shows that lowering depression, anxiety, and hostility is beneficial for physical health, and some evidence suggests that forgiveness, religiousness, and spirituality function as potential mechanisms of the reciprocal connection between mental and physical health. In recent years, scholars examined the forgiveness-health relationship specifically in people who face chronic physical health challenges. This chapter presents a stress-and-coping model to explain the effects of forgiveness, religiousness, and spirituality on health among various patient populations. It concludes that investigating religious coping, especially forgiveness, in rehabilitation settings is a welcome progression and recommends that future research examine potential mediators of the forgiveness-health relationship, including self-forgiveness and feeling forgiven by God. Keywords:forgiveness; God; mental health; religiousness; spirituality; stress-and-coping model