The Association Between Self-forgiveness and Alcohol Misuse Depends on the Severity of Drinker's Shame: Toward a Buffering Model

Ianni, Phillip A.; Hart, Kenneth E.; Hibbard, Stephen; Carroll, Michael P.

doi:10.1097/adt.0b013e3181f158cd

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“…These limitations restrict the generalizability of the current findings beyond the current sample. However, our results are similar to those obtained with other samples in differing settings (27,28).…”

Section: Limitations and Future Directionssupporting

confidence: 91%

Self-Forgiveness, Shame, and Guilt in Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems

2013

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Background: People with drug and/or alcohol problems often experience feelings of shame and guilt, which have been associated with poorer recovery. Self-forgiveness has the potential to reduce these negative experiences. Methods: The current study tested theorized mediators (acceptance, conciliatory behavior, empathy) of the relationships between shame and guilt with self-forgiveness. A cross-sectional sample of 133 individuals (74.4% male) receiving residential treatment for substance abuse completed self-report measures of shame, guilt, self-forgiveness, and the mediators. Results: Consistent with previous research, guilt had a positive association with self-forgiveness, whereas shame was negatively associated with self-forgiveness. Acceptance mediated the guilt and self-forgiveness relationship and had an indirect effect on the shame and self-forgiveness relationship. Conclusions: These findings emphasize the importance of targeting acceptance when trying to reduce the effects of shame and guilt on self-forgiveness. (61) 2 4221 4708, fax (61) 2 4221

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionssupporting

confidence: 91%

Self-Forgiveness, Shame, and Guilt in Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems

2013

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“…Investigators have found links between feelings of (a) guilt and shame and (b) alcohol and drug use (Dearing et al, 2005; Ianni et al, 2010; Webb et al, 2006). Alcohol misuse can result in the misuser committing interpersonal transgressions against friends or family members.…”

Section: Coping With Guilt and Shamementioning

confidence: 99%

“…This self-forgiveness can be directed at forgiving specific wrongdoings, forgiving oneself for failing to live up to one’s standards and expectations (even if wrongdoing was not present), or both (Fisher & Exline, 2006; Hall & Fincham, 2005; Worthington, 2006). Promoting self-forgiveness could result in enhanced perceptions of the self including enhanced self-esteem (Strelan, 2007), self-efficacy, and reduced guilt and shame (Hall & Fincham, 2005; Ianni et al, 2010; Worthington, 2006). …”

Section: Coping With Guilt and Shamementioning

confidence: 99%

“…That is, if guilt and shame contribute to alcohol use and relapse, studying strategies to reduce these feelings would be important to help individuals regulate or stop their drinking. In particular, self-forgiveness has been posited as a way to lower shame over falling short of one’s standards and guilt over transgressions (Ianni et al, 2010; Worthington, 2006), but there has been little research exploring interventions to promote self-forgiveness. Such interventions, which can be targeted to different populations of those who misuse alcohol (i.e., beginning drinkers, frequent or binge drinkers, out-patients who aim to stop or reduce drinking, and inpatients in detox or short-term residential programs) are sorely needed.…”

Section: Coping With Guilt and Shamementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Forgiveness has been examined with catalysts to the consumption of alcohol such as anger within the individual who misuses alcohol (Lin et al, 2005), the roles of shame and guilt within the misuser (Ianni et al, 2010; Worthington et al, 2006), and how forgiveness may influence the perception of family members of alcohol misusers (Scherer et al, 2011). …”

Section: Forgiveness and Alcohol Use Misuse And Abusementioning

confidence: 99%

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Forgiveness and the Bottle: Promoting Self-Forgiveness in Individuals Who Abuse Alcohol

Scherer¹,

Worthington²,

Hook³

et al. 2011

Journal of Addictive Diseases

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In the current paper, we explore the efficacy of a four-hour self-forgiveness intervention. Participants (N = 79) undergoing a routine alcohol treatment protocol were randomly assigned to an intervention or treatment as usual condition. Those in the intervention condition completed the self-forgiveness intervention. All participants completed measures of self-forgiveness, drinking refusal self-efficacy, guilt and shame over an alcohol related transgression. Participants in the intervention condition reported more positive gains on measures of self-forgiveness and drinking refusal efficacy as well as guilt and shame related to alcohol-related offenses. Implications of the self-forgiveness intervention for alcohol misusing populations are discussed.

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Self‐Compassion and Self‐Forgiveness in Alcohol Risk, Treatment and Recovery: A Systematic Review

Berg,

Zaso,

Biehler

et al. 2024

Clin Psychology and Psychoth

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IntroductionSelf‐compassion and self‐forgiveness are two self‐focused, positive coping approaches that may reduce risk of problem drinking and/or aid in treatment/recovery from alcohol use disorder. The present systematic review aimed to evaluate support for the unique and complementary roles of self‐compassion and self‐forgiveness in alcohol outcomes.MethodsA systematic literature search yielded 18 studies examining self‐compassion, 18 studies examining self‐forgiveness and 1 study examining both constructs in alcohol outcomes.ResultsFindings suggest greater self‐compassion and self‐forgiveness relate to lower likelihood of problem drinking. Self‐forgiveness was considerably more researched in treatment/recovery outcomes than self‐compassion; self‐forgiveness‐based interventions appear able to improve drinking‐adjacent outcomes, and self‐forgiveness may increase across various alcohol treatments. Finally, research suggests that associations of self‐compassion and/or self‐forgiveness with alcohol outcomes could be driven by numerous factors, including coping‐motivated drinking, depression, psychache, social support perceptions, mental health status and/or psychiatric distress.ConclusionsSelf‐compassion and self‐forgiveness both appear protective against harmful alcohol outcomes. Nevertheless, many questions remain about the role of self‐forgiveness and, particularly, self‐compassion in alcohol treatment and recovery outcomes. Future research should examine whether targeted interventions and/or adjunctive therapeutic supports designed to increase self‐compassion or self‐forgiveness can reduce alcohol use disorder symptoms to facilitate alcohol treatment and recovery success.

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The Association Between Self-forgiveness and Alcohol Misuse Depends on the Severity of Drinker's Shame: Toward a Buffering Model

Cited by 22 publications

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Self-Forgiveness, Shame, and Guilt in Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems

Self-Forgiveness, Shame, and Guilt in Recovery from Drug and Alcohol Problems

Forgiveness and the Bottle: Promoting Self-Forgiveness in Individuals Who Abuse Alcohol

Self‐Compassion and Self‐Forgiveness in Alcohol Risk, Treatment and Recovery: A Systematic Review

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