Posttraumatic mental and physical health correlates of forgiveness and religious coping in military veterans.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
This study assessed mental and physical health correlates of dispositional forgiveness and religious coping responses in 213 help-seeking veterans diagnosed with PTSD. Controlling for age, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, combat exposure, and hostility, the results indicated that difficulty forgiving oneself and negative religious coping were related to depression, anxiety, and PTSD symptom severity. Difficulty forgiving others was associated with depression and PTSD symptom severity, but not anxiety. Positive religious coping was associated with PTSD symptom severity in this sample. Further investigations that delineate the relevance of forgiveness and religious coping in PTSD may enhance current clinical assessment and treatment approaches.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Witvliet, CVO; Phipps, KA; Feldman, ME; Beckham, JC
Published Date
- June 2004
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 17 / 3
Start / End Page
- 269 - 273
PubMed ID
- 15253099
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0894-9867
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000029270.47848.e5
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States