Positive Emotional Change: Mediating Effects of Forgiveness and Spirituality

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 498-508

  Levenson, Michael R ^a   Aldwin, Carolyn M ^a   Yancura, Loriena ^b  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional education; emotional intelligence; forgiveness; positive mental health; spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ANGER; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750961188     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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