Journal article
Associations between forgiveness and physical and mental health in the context of long COVID
Journal of psychosomatic research, Vol.178, 111612
03/2024
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111612
PMID: 38367371
Abstract
Forgiveness has been positively associated with health in those with functional disorders. This cross-sectional study examined the relationships among dimensions of forgiveness and physical and mental health in individuals with and without long COVID.
Adults (N = 4316) in the United States took part in an online survey study detailing long COVID presence, physical and mental health, and trait forgiveness. T-tests were performed to assess differences in types of trait forgiveness between individuals with and without long COVID. Linear regression models assessed the contribution of demographic covariates and forgiveness subscales to the physical and mental health of individuals with and without long COVID.
Of 4316 participants, 379 (8.8%) reported current long COVID. Participants were an average age of 43.7, and most identified as female (51.9%), white (87.8%), and non-Hispanic/Latino (86.6%). Individuals with long COVID reported significantly less forgiveness of self (p < 0.001, d = 0.33), forgiveness of others (p = 0.004, d = 0.16), and forgiveness of situations (p < 0.001, d = 0.34) than those without long COVID. Among the long COVID sample, forgiveness of self and situations were positively associated with mental health (p < 0.05), but not physical health (p > 0.05). Forgiveness of others was negatively associated with both physical and mental health (p < 0.05).
Forgiveness may be an important consideration in understanding health among individuals with long COVID, emphasizing the importance of developing a multifaceted understanding of the condition.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Associations between forgiveness and physical and mental health in the context of long COVID
- Creators
- Zoe SirotiakEmily B K Thomas - University of IowaNathaniel G Wade - Iowa State UniversityAngelique G Brellenthin - Iowa State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of psychosomatic research, Vol.178, 111612
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111612
- PMID
- 38367371
- eISSN
- 1879-1360
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 02/15/2024
- Date published
- 03/2024
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences
- Record Identifier
- 9984560208202771
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