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Do Forgiveness Campaign Activities Improve Forgiveness, Mental Health, and Flourishing?
Ortega Bechara, Andrea; Chen, Zhuo Job; Cowden, Richard G; Worthington, Everett L; Toussaint, Loren; Rodriguez, Nicole; Guzman Murillo, Hernan; Ho, Man Yee; Mathur, Maya B; VanderWeele, Tyler J.
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  • Ortega Bechara A; Department of Psychology, Universidad del Sinú, Montería, Colombia.
  • Chen ZJ; School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, United States.
  • Cowden RG; Human Flourishing Program and T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.
  • Worthington EL; Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States.
  • Toussaint L; Luther College, Decorah, IA, United States.
  • Rodriguez N; Department of Psychology, Universidad del Sinú, Montería, Colombia.
  • Guzman Murillo H; Department of Psychology, Universidad del Sinú, Montería, Colombia.
  • Ho MY; Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
  • Mathur MB; Quantitative Sciences Unit, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, United States.
  • VanderWeele TJ; Human Flourishing Program and T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States.
Int J Public Health ; 69: 1605341, 2024.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38524628
ABSTRACT

Objectives:

To evaluate the effectiveness of a forgiveness public health intervention at promoting forgiveness, mental health, and flourishing.

Methods:

Colombian students (N = 2,878) at a private, nonreligious university were exposed to a 4-week forgiveness community campaign and were assessed pre- and post-campaign.

Results:

Forgiveness, mental health, and flourishing outcomes showed improvements after the campaign. On average, participants reported engaging in 7.18 (SD = 3.99) of the 16 types of campaign activities. The number of types of campaign activities that participants engaged in evidenced a positive linear association with forgiveness, although some activities were more popular than others and some activities were more strongly associated with increased forgiveness. For depression, anxiety, and flourishing, engaging in more activities was generally associated with greater improvements, but the patterns were less consistent relative to forgiveness.

Conclusion:

This forgiveness public health intervention effectively promoted forgiveness, mental health, and flourishing. Effective campaigns in diverse communities involve promoting mental and physical health through forgiveness. However, recent conflict may hinder acceptance, necessitating political capital for leadership advocating forgiveness initiatives.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Perdón Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Colombia Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Salud Mental / Perdón Límite: Humans Idioma: En Revista: Int J Public Health Asunto de la revista: SAUDE PUBLICA Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Colombia Pais de publicación: Suiza