“To err is human, to forgive, divine”: religious doubt, psychological well-being and the moderating role of divine forgiveness
A significant amount of research to date has been done to study the effects of forgiveness on mental health and well-being, but less research has been conducted on divine forgiveness. The main purpose of the current study is to examine the possible moderating role of divine forgiveness. Drawing on a...
| Κύριοι συγγραφείς: | ; ; |
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
2025
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| Στο/Στη: |
Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
Έτος: 2025, Τόμος: 37, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 98-119 |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Κατάθλιψη (μοτίβο)
B religious doubt B Life Satisfaction B divine forgiveness |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Σύνοψη: | A significant amount of research to date has been done to study the effects of forgiveness on mental health and well-being, but less research has been conducted on divine forgiveness. The main purpose of the current study is to examine the possible moderating role of divine forgiveness. Drawing on a nationally representative sample of 1,500 older adults, regression results suggest that greater divine forgiveness exacerbated the relationship between high religious doubt and greater depressive symptoms and lower life satisfaction. We did not document similar moderation patterns between religious doubt and forgiveness of others and self-forgiveness. Understanding the impact of divine forgiveness for those experiencing uncertainty in their faith is crucial to gaining a more complete picture of religion’s “dark side, and we hope future research continues to pursue these objectives. |
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| ISSN: | 1552-8049 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion, spirituality & aging
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15528030.2023.2262406 |
