Forgive to live: Forgiveness, health, and longevity

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 375-386

  Toussaint, Loren L ^a   Owen, Amy D ^b   Cheadle, Alyssa ^c  

^a LUTHER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD DIVINITY SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Forgiveness; Health; Mediators; Mental health; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; RELIGION;

AGED; FEMALE; FORGIVENESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MORTALITY; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 84864040775     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-011-9362-4     Document Type: Article

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