Clinical Research Directory

Efficacy of Islamic Integrated Forgiveness Therapy (IIFT) in Marital Relationship

The aim of the study was to test the indigenously developed and Islamic Integrated forgiveness therapy to deal the symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, anger and ruminations after the occurrence of marital transgression. The study utilized Qusai experimental research design. Non-probability convenience sampling strategy was utilized, and 50 participants (16 Men \& 34 Women), married for at least 3-years and who have experienced a marital transgression(s) were recruited. 27 in IIFT group and 23 in FT group, of age-range 28-38 years (M = 33.60, SD = 3.65) were enrolled for the study. Demographic Information Sheet, Marital Transgression Checklist, Enright's Forgiveness Inventory-30 (EFI-30), Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), Marital Offence-Specific Forgiveness Scale (MOFS), Ruminations about the Transgressions, Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI); empathetic concern and perspective-taking, Religious and Spiritual Struggles Scale (RSS) and Self-Transcendence Scale (STS) were used as an outcome measures. The results of the study, analyzed using SPSS-23, indicated that there were significant mean differences between the experimental group and the control group on the scores of forgiveness, depression, anxiety, stress, ruminations, marital offence specific forgiveness, religious and spiritual struggles, and self-transcendence indicating that Islamic Integrated Forgiveness Therapy was more effective in alleviating the symptoms.

Influence of Resentment and Forgivingness on Quality of Life in People Living With HIV

Life stress is strongly associated with poor mental and physical health and its effects explain significant morbidity and mortality. Forgiveness is one of the factors that can influence the effects of stress on health. By definition, forgiveness is the release of negative feelings, emotions, and behaviors - and possibly the release of positive feelings - toward an offender. Numerous studies have shown that forgiveness is associated with several mental and physical health benefits. The literature argues that high levels of propensity to forgive (trait) predispose that person to experience forgiveness (state) more often. In other words, a stronger forgiving disposition is believed to increase the experience of forgiveness, which, in turn, mitigates the negative effects of stress. Forgiveness is therefore a coping style that can play a beneficial role in the stress-health relationship. Patients living with HIV (PLHIV) are patients particularly exposed to stress, not only because of their chronic pathology but also because of the stigma attached to this disease. Very few studies have studied the impact of forgiveness (state or trait) on the physical health of PLHIV and even fewer the impact of an intervention promoting the disposition to forgive. The objective of this prospective observational monocentric study is to show in a very secular country that forgiveness has an effect on well-being as well as on other health parameters.

The Effects of Forgiveness Education

This study aims to investigate the effects of forgiveness education.

Emotion, Aging, and Forgiveness: Protocol for a Feasibility of Randomized Controlled Trial

Over recent decades, Emotion-Focused Therapy, aging, and forgiveness have garnered significant attention in the field of psychology. However, there is a lack of studies on Emotion-Focused Therapy and forgiveness specifically tailored for older adults. This article describes a protocol to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Emotion-Focused Therapy for the resolution of emotional injury in individuals over the age of 65 in the context of interpersonal offenses. The study is structured as a two-arm, parallel-group randomized trial with a waiting list control. We propose recruiting a sample of 70 participants, randomly assigned to either an immediate intervention group, which will receive Emotion-Focused Therapy over twelve weekly sessions, or a control group that will receive the same therapy after a twelve-week waiting period. Data will be collected in the beginning, middle, and at the end of therapy, and in two planned follow-ups (three and six months after therapy). Once this protocol is implemented, if the therapy proves to be feasible, acceptable, and shows promising results, the findings will inform a large-scale randomized clinical trial to advance the understanding of psychotherapy.

From the Heart: Comparing the Effects of Spiritual and Secular Meditation on Psychophysiology, Cognition, Mental Health, and Social Functioning in Healthy Adults

The purpose of this study is to investigate and compare the effects of Christian and Islamic heart-centred spiritual meditation to mindfulness meditation and waitlist control conditions, respectively, in healthy adults. The potential effects will be studied at multiple levels, with a focus on psychophysiology, cognition, mental health, and social functioning.