Positive affect, negative affect, stress, and social support as mediators of the forgiveness-health relationship

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 288-307

  Green, Michelle ^a   Decourville, Nancy ^a   Sadava, Stanley ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affect; Forgiveness; Health; Social support; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; EFFECT MODIFIER, EPIDEMIOLOGIC; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858015627     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.2011.603767     Document Type: Article

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