Positive affect, negative affect, stress, and social support as mediators of the forgiveness-health relationship |
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Authors: | Green Michelle Decourville Nancy Sadava Stanley |
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Institution: | Brock University, Department of Psychology, Ontario, Canada. michelle.green@brocku.ca |
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Abstract: | Structural equation modeling was used to test a model in which positive affect, negative affect, perceived stress, and social support were hypothesized to mediate the relationship between forgiveness and mental and physical health. Six hundred and twenty-three undergraduates completed a battery of self-report measures. Results of the analyses indicated that the forgiveness-health relation was mediated by positive affect, negative affect, stress, and the interrelationship between negative affect and stress. There was limited support for social support and the interrelationship between positive affect and social support as mediators. The results suggested that the relationship between forgiveness and health is mediated rather than direct. Implications and directions for future research are discussed. |
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Keywords: | affect forgiveness health social support stress |
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