Despite substantive research documenting the connection between various religious
dimensions and physical (1, 2) and mental health,(3) surprisingly little attention has been …

Empirical research on the links between forgiveness and both mental and physical health is
burgeoning. This article reviews current research, with reflections on how Christians might …

Objective: This meta-analysis addressed the efficacy of psychotherapeutic interventions to
help people forgive others and to examine moderators of treatment effects. Method: Eligible …

Six studies regarding forgiveness are presented. The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS), a
self‐report measure of dispositional forgiveness (with subscales to assess forgiveness of …

It would give us some comfort if we could only forget a past that we cannot change. If we
could only choose to forget the cruelest moments, we could, as time goes on, free ourselves …

To be unforgiving is harmful. The inability to come to terms with one's anger or strife often
can lead to stress disorders, mental health disorders, and relationship problems …

There is a need in both public and professional sectors for a deeper, and more complete
understanding of forgiveness, as we are-in the author's own words-" on the threshold of an …

Much research has shown that women are more empathic than men. Yet, women and men
are equally forgiving. However, it is not clear whether empathy is more important to …

Although research on interpersonal forgiveness is burgeoning, there is little conceptual or
empirical scholarship on self–forgiveness. To stimulate research on this topic, a conceptual …

Unforgiveness and forgiveness are distinct. One cannot forgive unless unforgiveness has
occurred, but one might reduce unforgiveness by many ways—only one of which is …