Article Dans Une Revue Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus Année : 2024

Spirituality, forgiveness and self-esteem throughout adulthood in France

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Purpose It appears that spirituality, forgiveness, and self-esteem are important values which transcend human actions. This transversal study aims to observe spirituality, forgiveness, and self-esteem during aging. Methods A quantitative protocol was conducted with 206 participants divided into two groups: younger adults (M = 23.05 years old) and older people (M = 73.09 years old). Three tests measured spirituality, forgiveness and self-esteem. Principal results Results showed that older people have higher scores than younger adults in spirituality (peace dimension), forgiveness (transcendence and emotional factors) and self-esteem. Moreover, all dimensions of spirituality (peace, mean, faith) were correlated with the transcendence and emotional factors of forgiveness and with self-esteem during aging. Major conclusion It seems that with age, individuals have a better self-esteem linked to more pronounced spiritual needs (sense of peace, meaning of life, faith) and manage to forgive more unconditionally with less resentment than younger people.

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hal-04779528 , version 1 (13-11-2024)

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Agli Océane, N Bailly, Christine-Vanessa Cuervo-Lombard. Spirituality, forgiveness and self-esteem throughout adulthood in France. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Plus, 2024, 1 (4), pp.100098. ⟨10.1016/j.aggp.2024.100098⟩. ⟨hal-04779528⟩
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