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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology

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The mediating effects of forgiveness on the relationship between shame and depression in survivors of sexual abuse.

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2011, v.16 no.4, pp.725-737
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2011.16.4.006



& (2011). The mediating effects of forgiveness on the relationship between shame and depression in survivors of sexual abuse.. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 16(4), 725-737, https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2011.16.4.006

Abstract

This study explored whether forgiveness have any effects on the relationship between shame and depression in survivors of sexual abuse. To examine this, 580 male and female college student-participants were asked to complete the questionnaires of sexual abuse, shame, depression and forgiveness. 120 participants who were sexually abused presented high of shame and depression and low of forgiveness. The depression of the sexually abused group was positively related to shame, and negatively related to overall forgiveness, the forgiveness of self and situations. However, the forgiveness of others was not correlated. Based on the correlations above, we tested mediating effects of overall forgiveness, the forgiveness of self and situations on the relationship between shame and depression. The results show that overall forgiveness and the forgiveness of self and situations had partial mediating effects, whereas the forgiveness of others, which correlation was insignificant, was not mediated. These findings suggests the necessity of a forgiveness approach by means of a therapeutic intervention for sexually abused survivors, especially suggesting that forgiveness of self and situation might be important. Finally, we discuss the implications and limitations of this study and suggest future directions for this research.

keywords
sexual abuse, shame, depression, forgiveness, forgiveness of self, others, situations., sexual abuse, shame, depression, forgiveness, forgiveness of self, others, situations., 성피해, 수치심, 우울, 용서, 자기용서, 타인용서, 상황용서

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