Personal growth and life satisfaction during COVID - 19Self - forgiveness and compassion as correlates
- 1 Universidad de Granada, España
ISSN: 1138-2635, 1989-3809
Ano de publicación: 2021
Título do exemplar: Impacto de la pandemia de COVID-19 en la salud mental
Volume: 14
Número: 2
Páxinas: 107-119
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Escritos de psicología
Resumo
COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease that affects not only physical health, but also mental well-being. Two variables, which have been observed significantly in people facing difficult and complex situations that are also related to greater personal growth and satisfaction with life, are self-forgiveness and compassion for others. Thus, through a correlational study, we set out to examine how self-forgiveness and compassion are associated with personal growth and life satisfaction in this complicated situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In a sample of Spanish partici-pants (N = 329, range from 18 to 83 years), the main results showed that self-forgiveness and compassion were positively related to personal growth and life satisfaction and that self-forgiveness was associated with increased personal growth and life satisfaction through compassion. Ultimately, these findings and their possible implications for therapeutic practice are discussed.
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