The Korean Journal of Health Psychology
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- P-ISSN1229-070X
- E-ISSN2713-9581
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Influence of Resentment and Forgiveness on the Subjective Well-being of the Elderly
Abstract
This study examined how resentment and forgiveness are related to the subjective well-being of the elderly. The subjective well-being of the elderly was investigated during the process of forgiving. Participants included 169 elderly men and women living at senior housings in Seoul, Hanam and Seongnam, who were at least 60 years of age, the average of age was 82.39 (SD=8.52). For this study, resentment and forgiveness, the forgiveness processes, negative/positive emotion, life satisfaction, and the subjective happiness of the elderly were measured. Results indicated that resentment during senescence was positively related to negative emotion and negatively to subjective happiness, whereas forgiveness during senescence was negatively related to negative emotion and positively to subjective happiness. Among the process of forgiveness, the stage of hatred was positively related to negative emotion and positively to positive emotion, life satisfaction, and subjective happiness. The stages of stabilization, redefinition, forgiveness, and maturing were positively related to positive emotion and subjective happiness. In particular, the highest life satisfaction and the lowest negative emotion of the elderly were shown in the stabilization stage; the highest subjective happiness was demonstrated in the redefinition stage. Resentment during senescence accounted for around 15.8% of the variance of negative emotion, and forgiveness accounted for 3.0% of its variance additionally. Forgiveness during senescence accounted for 19.0% of the variance of subjective happiness, and additionally resentment accounted for 6.1% of its variance. This study suggested that there are portions of resentment and forgiveness, which could independently account for the subjective well-being of the elderly. Moreover, an intervention of resentment and forgiveness contributes to the improvement of the quality of life during senescence.
- keywords
- 노년기, 원한, 용서, 웰빙, 삶의 만족, 행복, Senescence, resentment, forgiveness, well-being, life satisfaction, happiness
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