Psychological perspectives on divine forgiveness: 3. Trait self-control is associated with well-being through seeking divine forgiveness.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Although a majority of the world's population believes in a Higher Power and subscribes to a religion in which divine forgiveness is emphasized, little work has been done to understand individual differences associated with seeking divine forgiveness.

Methods

Building on work that suggests trait self-control facilitates well-being, the current study (N = 439, undergraduate students) applies structural equation modeling (SEM) to test whether believers higher (vs. lower) in trait self-control are more likely to seek divine forgiveness, and, in turn, have better psychological health.

Results and discussion

We find that people higher in self-control engage in more divine forgiveness seeking (b = 0.16), and seeking divine forgiveness represents o

SUBMITTER: Maranges HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10909953 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature