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ArticleJournal of religion and health2022

Perceptions of Divine Forgiveness, Religious Comfort, and Depression in Psychiatric Inpatients: A Mixed Methods Study.

Alexis D Abernethy, Charlotte van Oyen Witvliet, Lindsey M Root Luna, Joshua D Foster, Katharine M Putman, Joseph M Currier, Sarah A Schnitker, Karl Van Harn, Janet Carter

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Alexis D AbernethySchool of Psychology & Marriage and Family Therapy, Fuller Theological Seminary, 180 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, USA. aabernet@fuller.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6380-336X
Charlotte van Oyen WitvlietPsychology Department, Hope College, Holland, MI, USA.
Lindsey M Root LunaPsychology Department, Hope College, Holland, MI, USA.
Joshua D FosterPsychology Department, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
Katharine M PutmanSyn Counseling Center, Life Tree Psychological Services, Sierra Madre, CA, USA.
Joseph M CurrierPsychology Department, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA.
Sarah A SchnitkerDepartment of Psychology and Neuroscience, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA.
Karl Van HarnPine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Janet CarterPine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.

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Abstract

Understanding how forgiveness relates to mental health outcomes may improve clinical care. This study assessed 248 adult psychiatric inpatients, testing associations of forgiveness, religious comfort (RC), religious strain (RS), and changes in depressive symptomatology from admission to discharge. Experiencing divine forgiveness and self-forgiveness was both directly associated with RC and inversely associated with RS. Using structural equation modeling, the path from divine forgiveness to depression through RC was significant, β =  - .106, SE = .046, z =  - 2.290, p = .022, bootstrapped 95% CI =  - .196 to - .015. Qualitative findings illustrated patients' changed perspectives on divine forgiveness during hospitalization.

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ForgivenessAdultDepressionHumansInpatientsDepressionDivine forgivenessPsychiatry inpatientsReligious comfortSelf-forgiveness

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