Physical health status in relation to self-forgiveness and other-forgiveness in healthy college students.
We extended prior research on the medical health-correlates of forgiving others by examining the relationship between self-forgiveness, other-forgiveness and health. Results derived from a cross-sectional survey of 266 healthy undergraduates showed that these dimensions of forgiveness were positively related to perceived physical health. Regression analysis revealed that self-forgiveness uniquely predicted a significant amount of variance in perceived physical health, and predicted more variance than did other-forgiveness. These results are discussed in light of the limitations of the current study and directions for future research.
Wilson
Tobi
T
Department of Psychology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. wilso2c@uwindsor.ca
Milosevic
Aleks
A
Carroll
Michelle
M
Hart
Kenneth
K
Hibbard
Stephen
S
D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006167:Guilt; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010809:Physical Fitness; D012938:Social Perception; D013337:Students, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires