Forgiveness and Physical Health

Cardiovascular benefits of exercise

Agarwal, S. K. (2012) · International Journal of General Medicine · doi:10.2147/ijgm.s30113 · Cited by 121 · see citing works

Forgiveness of others and subsequent health and well-being in mid-life: a longitudinal study on female nurses

Long, K. N. G., Worthington, E. L., VanderWeele, T. J., & Chen, Y. (2020) · BMC Psychology · doi:10.1186/s40359-020-00470-w · Cited by 83 · see citing works

Forgiveness of an Ex-Spouse

Rye, M. S., Folck, C. D., Heim, T. A., Olszewski, B. T., & Traina, E. (2004) · Journal of Divorce & Remarriage · doi:10.1300/j087v41n03_02 · Cited by 74 · see citing works

Spiritually Motivated Self-Forgiveness and Divine Forgiveness, and Subsequent Health and Well-Being Among Middle-Aged Female Nurses: An Outcome-Wide Longitudinal Approach

Long, K. N. G., Chen, Y., Potts, M., Hanson, J., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2020) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01337 · Cited by 33 · see citing works

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-FORGIVENESS: UNDERSTANDING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SELF-COMPASSION

Pandey, R., Tiwari, G. K., Pandey, R., Mandal, S. P., Mudgal, S., Parihar, P., Rai, P. K., Tiwari, A. S., & Shukla, M. (2023) · Psychological Thought · doi:10.37708/psyct.v16i2.571 · Cited by 22 · see citing works

Associations of dispositional forgivingness with facets of well‐being among Colombian adults: A longitudinal outcome‐wide analysis

Cowden, R. G., Chen, Z. J., Bechara, A. O., & Worthington, E. L. (2022) · International Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1002/ijop.12883 · Cited by 21 · see citing works

Socioeconomical and sociopolitical correlates of interpersonal forgiveness: A three‐level meta‐analysis of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory across 13 societies

Hanke, K., & Fischer, R. D. (2012) · International Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00207594.2011.651086 · Cited by 20 · see citing works

Differential effects of decisional and emotional forgiveness on distress and well-being: A three-wave study of Indonesian adults

Cook, K. V., Kurniati, N. M. T., Suwartono, C., Widyarini, N., Worthington, E. L., & Cowden, R. G. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.918045 · Cited by 17 · see citing works

Conversations with God: How Are Religion and Spirituality Used to Make Sense of Forgiveness?

Haikola, A. (2023) · Pastoral Psychology · doi:10.1007/s11089-023-01081-z · Cited by 14 · see citing works

Longitudinal associations of dispositional forgivingness with multidimensional well-being: a two-wave outcome-wide analysis in the Global Flourishing Study

Cowden, R. G., Worthington, E. L., Padgett, R. N., Felton, C., Weziak-Bialowolska, D., Wilkinson, R., Jackson-Meyer, K., Chen, Z. J., Bradshaw, M., Johnson, B. R., et al. (2026) · npj Mental Health Research · doi:10.1038/s44184-026-00187-5 · Cited by 10 · see citing works

Childhood Predictors of Dispositional Forgivingness in Adulthood: A Cross-National Analysis with 22 Countries

Cowden, R. G., Worthington, E. L., Węziak‐Białowolska, D., Yancey, G., Witvliet, C. V., Shiba, K., Padgett, R. N., Bradshaw, M., Johnson, B. R., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2025) · Applied Research in Quality of Life · doi:10.1007/s11482-025-10451-z · Cited by 9 · see citing works

Self-forgiveness and human flourishing: understanding the mediating role of self-esteem

Tiwari, G. K., Pandey, R., Parihar, P., & Rai, P. K. (2023) · Mental Health Religion & Culture · doi:10.1080/13674676.2023.2238642 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

“I Felt Like I Wanted to Hug the Whole World”: Forgiveness as an Embodied Emotional Narrative Process

Haikola, A. (2023) · Human Arenas · doi:10.1007/s42087-023-00390-2 · Cited by 11 · see citing works

Victim and Perpetrator Perspectives in Post World War II Contexts: Intergroup Forgiveness and Historical Closure in Europe and East Asia

Hanke, K. (2009) · doi:10.26686/wgtn.16968370 · Cited by 8 · see citing works

Exploring the similarities and differences in the forgiveness of the Indian older adults living in old-age homes and families: a thematic analysis

Prabhakar, C., Mishra, L. K., Sharma, P., Tiwari, G. K., Pandey, R., Shukla, M., Bajpai, A., & Rai, P. K. (2024) · Journal of Religion Spirituality & Aging · doi:10.1080/15528030.2024.2345074 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

REACH Forgiveness: A Narrative Analysis of Group Effectiveness

Worthington, E. L. (2024) · International Journal of Group Psychotherapy · doi:10.1080/00207284.2024.2340593 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Associations between forgiveness and physical and mental health in the context of long COVID

Sirotiak, Z., Thomas, E. B. K., Wade, N. G., & Brellenthin, A. G. (2024) · Journal of Psychosomatic Research · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2024.111612 · Cited by 7 · see citing works

Beyond “Cold Emotion and Rumination”

Singh, A. K., Tiwari, G. K., & Rai, P. K. (2022) · European Journal of Psychology Open · doi:10.1024/2673-8627/a000026 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Understanding the mediating role of self-esteem between the relationship of self- forgiveness and human flourishingPreprint

Tiwari, G. K., Pandey, R., Parihar, P., & Rai, P. K. (2020) · doi:10.22541/au.158981525.55950259 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

Causal estimates of multidimensional well-being under hypothetical forgiveness shift scenarios: Longitudinal evidence from a national panel in New Zealand

Cowden, R. G., Fung, E. N., Davis, D. E., de la Rosa, P. A., Sibley, C. G., Worthington, E. L., VanderWeele, T. J., & Bulbulia, J. A. (2026) · SSM - Mental Health · doi:10.1016/j.ssmmh.2026.100619 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Associations of self‐forgiveness processes with distress and well‐being outcomes: Evidence from a longitudinal study of Indonesian adults

Cook, K. V., Kurniati, N. M. T., Suwartono, C., Widyarini, N., Griffin, B. J., & Cowden, R. G. (2023) · International Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1002/ijop.13093 · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Bidirectional relationship between forgivingness and life satisfaction among Chinese children: A three-wave cross-lagged study

Zhang, Y., Ma, L., Jiang, X., & Xiang, Y. (2024) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-024-06215-x · Cited by 4 · see citing works

Victim and Perpetrator Perspectives in Post World War II Contexts: Intergroup Forgiveness and Historical Closure in Europe and East Asia

Hanke, K. (2009) · PsycEXTRA Dataset · doi:10.1037/e508922013-001 · Cited by 6 · see citing works

The Mediating Role Of Cognitive Flexibility Between Self Forgiveness And Psychological Well-Being

Kaygas, Y., & Kılınç, E. (2023) · e-International Journal of Educational Research · doi:10.19160/e-ijer.1292712 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Is lifetime abuse forgivable in old age?

Band‐Winterstein, T., Shulyaev, K., & Eisikovits, Z. C. (2024) · Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect · doi:10.1080/08946566.2024.2319785 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

O Perdão como Meta de Intervenção com Apenados

de Alencar, T. L. F., & Rique, J. (2021) · Psicologia Teoria e Pesquisa · doi:10.1590/0102.3772e37414 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Exploring the similarities and differences in the forgiveness of the elders living in the old-age homes and the familiesPreprint

Prabhakar, C., Mishra, L. K., Sharma, P., Tiwari, G. K., Pandey, R., Shukla, M., Bajpai, A., & Kumar, P. (2020) · doi:10.22541/au.159665991.15556284 · Cited by 3 · see citing works

Forgiveness, Self-Forgiveness, and Child and Adolescent Mental Health: Big Data Findings from an Australian Youth Cohort

Flaherty, E. M., Strelan, P., & Kohler, M. J. (2025) · Journal of Youth and Adolescence · doi:10.1007/s10964-025-02285-7 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Forgiveness and health-related quality of life in older adults: the mediating role of trait anger and the moderating role of gender

Cao, F., Tao, L., Zhang, L., & Min, Y. (2025) · Current Psychology · doi:10.1007/s12144-025-07569-6 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

Forgiveness and Forgiveness Flexibility among University Students: An Experimental Study

Delibalta, A., Ezgi, Ç., & Akbay, S. E. (2020) · World Journal of Education · doi:10.5430/wje.v10n4p104 · Cited by 2 · see citing works

In Recovering From Intimate Partner Violence, Women's Reasons for Forgiving Matter

Golden, K. B., Harris, J. I., Godlin, A. E., & Gobin, R. L. (2025) · Violence Against Women · doi:10.1177/10778012251362239 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Coping and Resilience Through Peace Psychology and Restorative Justice

Toscano, T. (2022) · Peace psychology book series · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-13101-1_9 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Early Maladaptive Schemas as Mediators in the Relationships of Personality Traits and Forgiveness: A Polish Study

Brudek, P. J., Steuden, S., Korulczyk, T., & Mącik, D. (2023) · Advances in Cognitive Psychology · doi:10.5709/acp-0385-8 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Personality correlates of dispositional forgiveness: a direct comparison of interpersonal and self-forgiveness using common transgression scenarios

Hampton, L., Carruth, N. P., Lurquin, J., & Miyake, A. (2023) · Frontiers in Psychology · doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1218663 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Forgiveness

Worthington, E. L. (2021) · doi:10.1093/med/9780197524480.003.0005 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

THE ROLE OF INTIMACY, BELONGING, SELF-ESTEEM INTHE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ANXIOUS, AVOIDANT ATTACHMENT AND FORGIVENESS AMONG MARRIED IRANIAN WOMEN

Elaheh, F., MD Nor, M., Abbas, G. B., & Danaee, M. (2021) · International Journal of Education, Psychology and Counseling · doi:10.35631/ijepc.640006

Victim and Perpetrator Perspectives in Post World War II Contexts: Intergroup Forgiveness and Historical Closure in Europe and East Asia

Hanke, K. (2009) · doi:10.26686/wgtn.16968370.v1

An Exploratory Study of the Associations Between Epstein–Barr Virus Antibodies and Forgiveness Among Recipients of Relational Transgressions in the USA

Crowley, J. P., Denes, A., Richards, A. S., Whitt, J., & Makos, S. (2024) · Journal of Religion and Health · doi:10.1007/s10943-024-02184-4

Educación y salud pública para la paz

Vélez, G., & Idrobo, F. (2025) · Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública · doi:10.17533/udea.rfnsp.e359337

Forgiveness and Adult Children of Alcoholics-Related Problems Among College Students as Mediated by Psychological Distress

Maxton, A. S., Webb, J. R., Toussaint, L. L., Ohene, L., Aidoo, E., Adeyemo, Q. E., & Austin-Robillard, H. (2026) · The Journal of Psychology · doi:10.1080/00223980.2026.2678603

The mediating role of positive and negative emotions in the associations of forgiveness and meaning in life with psychological well-being among older adults: A cross-sectional study

Papi, S., Fazlifar, K., & Jorbonyan, A. (2026) · Educational Gerontology · doi:10.1080/03601277.2026.2741636

Forgiveness and Health in Patient Populations

Friedberg, J. P., Tuvia, H. L., & Cha, R. (2015) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9993-5_8 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

A meta-analysis of the association between forgiveness of others and physical health

Lee, Y.-R., & Enright, R. D. (2019) · Psychology and Health · doi:10.1080/08870446.2018.1554185 · Cited by 116 · see citing works

Forgiveness and Physical Health in Healthy Populations

Cheadle, A. C. D., & Toussaint, L. L. (2015) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9993-5_7 · Cited by 28 · see citing works

Forgiveness and Physical Health: A Review of Theory and Evidence

Toussaint, L. L., Webb, J. R., Hirsch, J. K., Kohls, N., Offenbaecher, M., Dezutter, J., Nguyen, Q. A., Vallejo, M. Á., & Sirois, F. M. (2025) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-89095-6_11

Forgiveness and Health

Toussaint, L. L., Worthington, E. L., & Williams, D. R. (2015) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9993-5 · Cited by 231 · see citing works