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Self-forgiveness
— a component of mental health in later life | | Author(s) | Berit Ingersoll-Dayton, Neal Krause |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 27, no 3, May 2005 |
| Pages | pp 267-289 |
| Source | http://www.sagepub.com |
| Keywords | White people ; Black people ; Spiritual characteristics [elderly] ; Mental health [elderly] ; Qualitative Studies ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | For older people, self-forgiveness may play an important role in diminishing guilt and enhancing self-acceptance. In particular, self-forgiveness can result in a more congruent view of the self. This study explored the components of self-forgiveness in a sample of 129 White and African American individuals aged 65+ to whom religion was at least somewhat important. Qualitative methods were used to identify the reactions of older people after committing transgressions. Analyses of participants' responses illuminate cognitive, behavioural and emotional reactions integral to self-forgiveness. The findings also provide thoughts into the types of older people who may find self-forgiveness most problematic. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-050518201 A |
| Classmark | TKA: TKE: EX: D: 3DP: 7T |
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