Forgiveness and well-being in mothers of children with disabilities.
Children with disabilities
Forgiveness
Mothers
Well-being
Journal
Journal of pediatric nursing
ISSN: 1532-8449
Titre abrégé: J Pediatr Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8607529
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
25 May 2024
25 May 2024
Historique:
received:
11
12
2023
revised:
26
04
2024
accepted:
10
05
2024
medline:
27
5
2024
pubmed:
27
5
2024
entrez:
26
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
To examine the correlations between forgiveness and well-being in mothers of children with disabilities, considering the moderating role of contextual factors. Well-being in mothers of children with disabilities is associated with coping with the numerous and unique challenges of motherhood. These are often accompanied by a sense of guilt, harm, and shame. Forgiveness can play an important role in lowering these negative emotions. The research was conducted with 174 mothers of children with disabilities, using the Emotional Forgiveness Scale; the Decision to Forgive Scale; and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. Contextual factorssuch as: severity of transgression, apology, and the quality of the relationship with the offender were also measured. Moderation analyses were used to examine the associations between the variables. Decisional and emotional forgiveness correlated positively with well-being. Contextual factors moderated only the relationship between emotional forgiveness and well-being. Severity of the transgression and apology had a moderating effect in the case of the Presence of positive emotions, and relationship quality in the case of Reduction of negative emotions. The well-being of mothers of children with disabilities is associated with both decisional and emotional forgiveness. Contextual factors are an important moderator of the relationship between emotional forgiveness and well-being in these mothers. Information about the importance of the relationship between forgiveness and well-being can be used to design therapeutic programs and programs supporting mothers of children with disabilities in coping with difficulties and achieving well-being. Such programs can incorporate, for example, forgiveness training.
Sections du résumé
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
To examine the correlations between forgiveness and well-being in mothers of children with disabilities, considering the moderating role of contextual factors.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Well-being in mothers of children with disabilities is associated with coping with the numerous and unique challenges of motherhood. These are often accompanied by a sense of guilt, harm, and shame. Forgiveness can play an important role in lowering these negative emotions.
METHOD
METHODS
The research was conducted with 174 mothers of children with disabilities, using the Emotional Forgiveness Scale; the Decision to Forgive Scale; and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. Contextual factorssuch as: severity of transgression, apology, and the quality of the relationship with the offender were also measured. Moderation analyses were used to examine the associations between the variables.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Decisional and emotional forgiveness correlated positively with well-being. Contextual factors moderated only the relationship between emotional forgiveness and well-being. Severity of the transgression and apology had a moderating effect in the case of the Presence of positive emotions, and relationship quality in the case of Reduction of negative emotions.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The well-being of mothers of children with disabilities is associated with both decisional and emotional forgiveness. Contextual factors are an important moderator of the relationship between emotional forgiveness and well-being in these mothers.
IMPLICATIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Information about the importance of the relationship between forgiveness and well-being can be used to design therapeutic programs and programs supporting mothers of children with disabilities in coping with difficulties and achieving well-being. Such programs can incorporate, for example, forgiveness training.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38797646
pii: S0882-5963(24)00201-X
doi: 10.1016/j.pedn.2024.05.019
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest None.