International REACH forgiveness intervention: a multisite randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine whether a brief self-directed forgiveness workbook intervention could alter forgiveness, depression symptoms, and anxiety symptoms.

Design

A multisite randomised waitlist-controlled trial was conducted among 4598 participants. Recruitment occurred from 11 February 2020 to 30 September 2021. Final follow-up occurred on 25 October 2021.

Setting

Participants were recruited from community-based samples in sites in Colombia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Africa, and Ukraine.

Participants

Individuals (n=7837) were screened for eligibility. For inclusion, participants needed to be ≥18 years and have experienced an interpersonal transgression. The analytic sample consisted of n=4598 participants, median age 26 and 73% female.

Interventions

SUBMITTER: Ho MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11812785 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature