Associations between forgiveness and physical and mental health in the context of long COVID.

Autor: Sirotiak Z; Iowa State University, Department of Kinesiology, USA; University of Iowa, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, USA., Thomas EBK; University of Iowa, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, USA., Wade NG; Iowa State University, Department of Psychology, USA., Brellenthin AG; Iowa State University, Department of Kinesiology, USA. Electronic address: abrellen@iastate.edu.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of psychosomatic research [J Psychosom Res] 2024 Mar; Vol. 178, pp. 111612. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 15.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111612
Abstrakt: Objective: Forgiveness has been positively associated with health in those with functional disorders. This cross-sectional study examined the relationships among dimensions of forgiveness and physical and mental health in individuals with and without long COVID.
Methods: Adults (N = 4316) in the United States took part in an online survey study detailing long COVID presence, physical and mental health, and trait forgiveness. T-tests were performed to assess differences in types of trait forgiveness between individuals with and without long COVID. Linear regression models assessed the contribution of demographic covariates and forgiveness subscales to the physical and mental health of individuals with and without long COVID.
Results: Of 4316 participants, 379 (8.8%) reported current long COVID. Participants were an average age of 43.7, and most identified as female (51.9%), white (87.8%), and non-Hispanic/Latino (86.6%). Individuals with long COVID reported significantly less forgiveness of self (p < 0.001, d = 0.33), forgiveness of others (p = 0.004, d = 0.16), and forgiveness of situations (p < 0.001, d = 0.34) than those without long COVID. Among the long COVID sample, forgiveness of self and situations were positively associated with mental health (p < 0.05), but not physical health (p > 0.05). Forgiveness of others was negatively associated with both physical and mental health (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Forgiveness may be an important consideration in understanding health among individuals with long COVID, emphasizing the importance of developing a multifaceted understanding of the condition.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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