Perceptions of Divine Forgiveness, Religious Comfort, and Depression in Psychiatric Inpatients: A Mixed Methods Study

Understanding how forgiveness relates to mental health outcomes may improve clinical care. This study assessed 248 adult psychiatric inpatients, testing associations of forgiveness, religious comfort (RC), religious strain (RS), and changes in depressive symptomatology from admission to discharge. E...

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Autori: Abernethy, Alexis D. 1958- (Autore) ; Witvliet, Charlotte C. van Oyen (Autore) ; Luna, Lindsey M. Root (Autore) ; Foster, Joshua D. (Autore) ; Putman, Katharine Meese (Autore) ; Currier, Joseph M. 19XX- (Autore) ; Schnitker, Sarah A. (Autore) ; Van Harn, Karl (Autore) ; Carter, Janet (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: 2022
In: Journal of religion and health
Anno: 2022, Volume: 61, Fascicolo: 5, Pagine: 3710-3728
Altre parole chiave:B Self-forgiveness
B Religious comfort
B Depressione
B Psychiatry inpatients
B Divine Forgiveness
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Riepilogo:Understanding how forgiveness relates to mental health outcomes may improve clinical care. This study assessed 248 adult psychiatric inpatients, testing associations of forgiveness, religious comfort (RC), religious strain (RS), and changes in depressive symptomatology from admission to discharge. Experiencing divine forgiveness and self-forgiveness was both directly associated with RC and inversely associated with RS. Using structural equation modeling, the path from divine forgiveness to depression through RC was significant, β =  − .106, SE = .046, z =  − 2.290, p = .022, bootstrapped 95% CI =  − .196 to − .015. Qualitative findings illustrated patients’ changed perspectives on divine forgiveness during hospitalization.
ISSN:1573-6571
Comprende:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-022-01511-x