APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Understanding Forgiveness: How Beliefs Shape Resilience and Health
- Ankita Kandel
Coe College - Natalee Kohl
Coe College - Amadou Sall
Coe College - Vanessa Castillo
Coe College - Alexander Toftness
Coe College
Abstract
We hypothesize that highly resilient people are more likely to define forgiveness as unconditional, leading them to forgive more emotionally and improve their physical well-being. To test this, we would recruit participants for an in-person conflict recall study where their heart rate and blood pressure will be measured.
Conflict