TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and Evaluation of a Faith-Based Psychoeducational Approach to Forgiveness for Christians
AU - Hernandez, Barbara Couden
AU - Vonderfecht, Heather
AU - Smith, Susan B.
AU - Cress, Pamela Keele
AU - Davis, Rachel
AU - Bigger, Darold
N1 - Funding Information:
Received August 4, 2010; accepted January 19, 2012. The authors wish to thank Dr. Fred Luskin for his generous assistance with this project. This study was funded by a grant from the Center for Spiritual Life and Wholeness, Loma Linda University. Address correspondence to Barbara Couden Hernandez, PhD, Professor and Director of Physician Vitality, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 11320 Mountain View, Weatherly Bldg., Suite C., Loma Linda, CA 92354. E-mail: [email protected]
PY - 2012/7
Y1 - 2012/7
N2 - A psychoeducation program that aimed to enhance Christian adults' forgiveness capability was developed, delivered, and evaluated. Eighty-one individuals participated in an 8-hr seminar over 2 days that presented forgiveness from a perspective of physical, spiritual, emotional, and relational wholeness. A mixed method approach utilized the Enright Forgiveness Inventory, the State-Trait Anger Index, an analog pain scale, and intensive interviews to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Participants reported significant improvement in their ability to forgive, along with decreased anger and pain regarding a specific forgiveness issue. Implications for research and practice are given.
AB - A psychoeducation program that aimed to enhance Christian adults' forgiveness capability was developed, delivered, and evaluated. Eighty-one individuals participated in an 8-hr seminar over 2 days that presented forgiveness from a perspective of physical, spiritual, emotional, and relational wholeness. A mixed method approach utilized the Enright Forgiveness Inventory, the State-Trait Anger Index, an analog pain scale, and intensive interviews to evaluate the effectiveness of the program. Participants reported significant improvement in their ability to forgive, along with decreased anger and pain regarding a specific forgiveness issue. Implications for research and practice are given.
KW - Christian psychoeducation
KW - forgiveness
KW - forgiveness education
KW - program evaluation
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U2 - 10.1080/15426432.2012.679842
DO - 10.1080/15426432.2012.679842
M3 - Article
SN - 1542-6432
VL - 31
SP - 263
EP - 284
JO - Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
JF - Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work
IS - 3
ER -