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Forgiveness and Mental Health Among People Entering Outpatient Treatment With Alcohol Problems

While forgiveness appears to be directly associated with treatment outcomes for alcohol problems, it may have indirect effects through mental health symptoms. We examined multiple dimensions of forgiveness: of self (ForSelf), of others (ForOthers), and by God (ByGod). Both ForSelf and ForOthers were strongly related to mental health at baseline (N = 157), whereas at 6 months, ForSelf was strongly related to mental health (N = 126). Longitudinally, baseline ForOthers predicted 6-month mental health symptoms. Forgiving oneself and others has implications for the mental health of alcoholics entering treatment.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-18441
Date01 October 2009
CreatorsWebb, Jon R., Robinson, Elizabeth A., Brower, Kirk J.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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