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Forgiveness of Others and Health: Do Race and Neighborhood Matter?

Author(s) -

Michael J. McFarland,

Cheryl A. Smith,

Loren Toussaint,

Patricia A. Thomas

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbr121

Subject(s) - forgiveness , psychology , social psychology , context (archaeology) , health equity , public health , medicine , paleontology , biology , nursing

This study examines the relationship between interpersonal forgiveness and health for older Blacks and Whites. We outline a series of arguments concerning the following: (a) how forgiveness can affect health, (b) how forgiveness may be more protective for Blacks, and (c) how the relationship between forgiveness and health may vary by neighborhood deterioration.

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