Mental health, not social support, mediates the forgiveness-alcohol outcome relationship

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 462-473

  Webb, Jon R ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth A R ^b   Brower, Kirk J ^b  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol problems; Forgiveness; Mental health; Religion and spirituality; Social support

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORGIVENESS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 79961127167     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022502     Document Type: Article

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