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Mindfulness-based forgiveness groups for older adults
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- 자료유형학술지논문
- 저자명Foulk, Mariko A.,Ingersoll-Dayton, Berit,Fitzgerald, James
- 학회/출판사/기관명Taylor & Francis
- 출판년도2017
- 언어영어
- 학술지명/학위논문주기Journal of gerontological social work
- 발행사항Vol.60No.8[2017]_x000D_
- ISBN/ISSN0163-4372
- 소개/요약Interventions that enable individuals to be more forgiving toward themselves and others are important for older adults. This article describes a group intervention for adults aged 60 or older that integrates forgiveness-related skills with a mindfulness approach. The Mindfulness-based Forgiveness Group was designed to meet for eight sessions. The skills taught included: recognizing one’s own expectations and unenforceable rules, broadening one’s perspectives about the context of the transgression, and discovering positive intentions through exercises as well as a variety of meditations to cultivate mindfulness, self-compassion and forgiveness. Data from five Mindfulness-Based Forgiveness Groups were collected. Based on pre- and post-test measures, analyses indicate that participants improved significantly in relation to forgiveness, mindfulness/self-compassion, and mental health. Using qualitative post-test data from participants, we identify elements of the intervention that appear to be helpful. Suggestions are provided for social workers seeking to replicate and build upon this promising intervention.
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