Forgiveness as a positive contributing factor on the mental wellbeing of Congolese refugees and asylum seekers post-war experience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2169009 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Pride Kandemiri (0000-0003-0014-5114, Demography and Population Studies, Wits University, Johannesburg, South Africa) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 1044-1058 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-17 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10911359.2019.1658685 |
| OpenAlex | W2981031886 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 27 |
The ongoing political violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has exposed female Congolese to traumatic events and adverse situations such as sexual violence, genocide, torture, political persecution, and the loss of loved ones, which have made them to leave their country. These traumatizing experiences negatively affect the mental wellbeing of Congolese. The study explored the impact of forgiveness on mental wellbeing among Congolese refugees and asylum seekers post-war experience. Ten female Congolese refugees and asylum seekers with post-war experience were purposely selected and interviewed through semi-structured interviews. Key findings of the study showed that forgiveness resulted in the improved mental wellbeing of Congolese female refugees and asylum seekers, with reduced anger, anxiety, depression, stress, and rumination. Forgiving participants reported that their mental wellbeing improved compared to those who found it difficult to forgive rebels and state forces causing war in DRC. These findings indicate the importance of incorporating forgiveness in mental wellbeing interventions to improve the mental wellbeing of war survivors. The study provides recommendations on how mental health practitioners can incorporate forgiveness in mental wellbeing interventions
Anger · Anxiety · Forgiveness · Mental health · Persecution · Political science · Politics · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Refugee · Forgiveness and Related Behaviors · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citations per year | 1.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |