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Understanding the Associations Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Spiritual Well-Being Among Turkish
Gülçin Güler Öztekin1, Hurizat Hande Turp2, Najmah Abdallah Alzahrani3
1Department of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Letters, Agri Ibrahim Cecen University, Agri, Turkey.
Purpose:
The formation of spiritual well-being is essential for individuals. The purpose of this study was to investigate the mediating roles of rumination and forgiveness in the link between adverse childhood experiences and spiritual well-being in both independent and sequential paths.
Method:
The sample of this study consisted of 1138 university students (71.4% females; M = 22.06, SD = 2.43). The results showed that adverse childhood experiences were negatively associated with spiritual well-being. Rumination mediated the link between adverse childhood experiences and spiritual well-being. Self-forgiveness and forgiveness of others acted as mediators in this relationship. Rumination-self-forgiveness and rumination-forgiveness of others sequentially mediated the relationship.
Finding:
These results highlight that adversities experienced during childhood are associated with higher levels of rumination, and these repetitive thoughts inhibit forgiveness, leading to reduced spiritual well-being.
Conclusion:
This study suggests that minimizing rumination and promoting forgiveness may be useful strategies to enhance spiritual well-being for university students who have experienced adverse life events.
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