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Forgiveness in late life
- Authors:
- HANTMAN Shira, COHEN Orna
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 53(7), October 2010, pp.613-630.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Using a sample of 225 older adults in Israel, this study examined the association between stressful life events and perceived meaning in life and forgiveness in late life. Participants aged 60 years or older were individually interviewed, and information was gathered using the Enright Forgiveness Inventory, the Reker Meaning in Life Scale, and a questionnaire on demographic and other background information including traumatic life events. The results supported the researchers' assumption that meaning in life correlates with forgiveness on all its dimensions. The results also indicated that the older the respondents and the longer the time elapsed from the event, the less likely they are to forgive, that women tend to forgive more than men, and that there is a tendency to forgive family members more readily than non-family members and people who are still alive more readily than those who have died.