Forgiveness as a factor of adjustment in bereaved parents

Forgiveness as a factor of adjustment in bereaved parents

Záhorcová L; Halama P; Enright RD

Journal of Loss and Trauma

2019

anger toward God; bereaved parents; forgiveness; loss of a child; meaning; No terms assigned; Self-forgiveness

The aim of this study was to focus on the relationship of forgiveness toward others, self-forgiveness, and anger toward God after the loss of a child. A sample of 84 grieving parents completed a battery of questionnaires. Self-forgiveness was found to be the strongest predictor of avoiding negative psychological adjustment after the loss (defined by the variables of normative and complicated grief, depression, anxiety, and anger) and the strongest predictor of positive psychological adjustment after the loss (defined by the variables of life meaningfulness, sense-making, benefit finding, and meaning reconstruction). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)

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