TY - BOOK ID - 8580577 TI - Forgiveness and Health : Scientific Evidence and Theories Relating Forgiveness to Better Health AU - Toussaint, Loren. AU - Worthington, Everett. AU - Williams, David R. PY - 2015 SN - 940179992X 9401799938 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Quality of Life_xResearch. KW - Psychology KW - Social Sciences KW - Forgiveness. KW - Forgiveness KW - Psychological aspects. KW - Unforgiveness KW - Psychology. KW - Medical research. KW - Quality of life. KW - Experiential research. KW - Positive psychology. KW - Positive Psychology. KW - Quality of Life Research. KW - Psychology Research. KW - Conduct of life KW - Absolution KW - Amnesty KW - Clemency KW - Pardon KW - Quality of Life KW - Psychic research. KW - Research. KW - Life, Quality of KW - Economic history KW - Human ecology KW - Life KW - Social history KW - Basic needs KW - Human comfort KW - Social accounting KW - Work-life balance KW - Research UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8580577 AB - This volume collects the state-of-the-art research on forgiveness and mental and physical health and well-being. It focuses specifically on connections between forgiveness and its health and well-being benefits. Forgiveness has been examined from a variety of perspectives, including the moral, ethical, and philosophical. Ways in which to become more forgiving, and evolutionary theories of revenge and forgiveness have also been investigated and proposed. However, little attention has been paid to the benefits of forgiveness. This volume offers an examination of the theory, methods, and research utilized in understanding these connections. It considers trait and state forgiveness, emotional and decisional forgiveness, and interventions to promote forgiveness, all with an eye toward the positive effects of forgiveness for a victim’s health and well-being. Finally, this volume considers key moderators such as gender, race, and age, as well as, explanatory mechanisms that might mediate links between forgiveness and key outcomes. ER -