Forgiveness of others and subsequent health and well-being in mid-life: a longitudinal study on female nurses.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Forgiveness is a concept of growing interest within psychology and of potential relevance to public health. While there has been increasing evidence suggesting positive associations between forgiveness of others and a range of psychosocial well-being and mental health outcomes, its associations with health behaviors and physical health are less clear.

Methods

This study used longitudinal data from the Nurses' Health Study II (2008 Trauma Exposure and Post-traumatic Stress Supplementary Survey to 2015 questionnaire wave, N = 54,703), to conduct an outcome-wide analysis among a cohort of female nurses in the United States (age range: 43-64 years). The study prospectively examines the association between spiritually motivated forgiveness of others and a number of of

SUBMITTER: Long KNG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7528379 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature