Citation

Ahadi B, Ariapooran S. J. Appl. Sci. 2009; 9(19): 3598-3601.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Asian Network for Scientific Information)

DOI

10.3923/jas.2009.3598.3601

PMID

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Abstract

This study aims to survey the role of forgiveness of self and forgiveness of others to predict depression and suicide ideation among divorced women. Then 124 divorced women of Kermanshah City were selected. Subjects completed following scales; forgiveness questionnaire, beck depression inventory and suicide ideation scale.

FINDINGS showed significant negative correlation of forgiveness of self and others to depression and suicide ideation.

RESULTS of multivariate regression through enter method also showed that forgiveness of self has explained significant value of variance of depression and suicide ideation. © 2009 Asian Network for Scientific Information.

Language: en

Keywords

Regression analysis; Depression; Suicide ideation; Surveys; Beck depression inventories; Divorced women; Forgiveness; Multivariate regression; Negative correlation