Journal article
A study of posttraumatic spiritual transformation and forgiveness among victims of significant interpersonal offences
Mental health, religion & culture, Vol.17(2), pp.122-135
02/07/2014
DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2012.755616
Abstract
Forgiveness and spiritual transformation, both gain and decline, may follow being victimised. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of forgiveness in posttraumatic spiritual transformation following interpersonal offences. One hundred forty-six participants who had been "significantly wronged" by another person completed measures of event-related distress, forgiveness, and spiritual transformation. Results showed that spiritual growth was positively related to the personal importance of religion. Event-related distress and unforgiveness were positively correlated with spiritual decline. Regression analyses revealed that forgiveness did not uniquely account for a significant amount of the variance in spiritual growth after controlling for demographic variables, religious and spiritual importance, and event-related distress. Rather, religious and spiritual importance accounted for a significant amount of variance in spiritual growth. Unforgiveness uniquely predicted spiritual decline. This study suggests a complex relationship between spiritual transformation and forgiveness. Results are discussed within the context of implications for clinicians and researchers alike.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A study of posttraumatic spiritual transformation and forgiveness among victims of significant interpersonal offences
- Creators
- Jessica M. Schultz - Augustana CollegeElizabeth Altmaier - University of IowaSaba Ali - University of IowaBenjamin Tallman - St. Luke's Hospital
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Mental health, religion & culture, Vol.17(2), pp.122-135
- Publisher
- Routledge
- DOI
- 10.1080/13674676.2012.755616
- ISSN
- 1367-4676
- eISSN
- 1469-9737
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 02/07/2014
- Academic Unit
- Education Administration; Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984371287902771
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