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J Consult Clin Psychol · Oct 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyCan group interventions facilitate forgiveness of an ex-spouse? A randomized clinical trial.
- Mark S Rye, Kenneth I Pargament, Wei Pan, David W Yingling, Karrie A Shogren, and Masako Ito.
- Department of Psychology, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH 45469-1430, USA. Mark.Rye@notes.udayton.edu
- J Consult Clin Psychol. 2005 Oct 1; 73 (5): 880-92.
AbstractThis study evaluated the effectiveness of 2 versions of an 8-session forgiveness group intervention for divorced individuals. Participants (randomized, n=192; analyzed, n=149) were randomly assigned to a secular forgiveness condition, a religious forgiveness condition, or a no-intervention comparison condition. Measures of forgiveness and mental health were obtained at pretest, posttest, and 6-week follow-up. Participants in both intervention conditions increased significantly more than comparison participants on self-reported forgiveness of an ex-spouse and understanding of forgiveness. Participants in the secular condition showed a greater decrease in depressive symptoms than comparison participants. Intrinsic religiousness did not moderate intervention effects.((c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).
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