The Impact of the Forgiveness based Intervention on Mental Health among Elderly living in Shelter Home: A Pre-Post Study

Authors

  • Aliya Attique Associate Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Dr. Bushra Naz Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
  • Hamid Bilal Principal Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)31

Keywords:

Grudge Holding, Interpersonal Conflicts, Forgiveness Therapy, Rumination, Elderly Individuals, Geriatric

Abstract

The current study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of Forgiveness Therapy on elderly individuals to enhance their mental wellbeing. Elderly individuals living in shelter homes in Pakistan represent a vulnerable population often subjected to multifaceted psychological challenges, including grudge holding and rumination, which exacerbate psychological distress and interpersonal conflicts. On the contrary, forgiveness intervention has aided in relieving the pain, ruminative behaviour, and giving hope in interpersonal conflicts. Quasi-experimental research design was employed. The sample consisted of a total 7 male elderly individuals, aged between 65 to 70 years, from an old age home, Lahore, Pakistan. Grudge Aspect Measure, Ruminative Response Scale, Enright Forgiveness Inventory – 30 and Self-compassion Scale were used to measure pre and post-test assessment. A standardized forgiveness manual was used to implement forgiveness therapy. The findings revealed that there was a difference in mean scores of rumination (p<.05), grudge-holding (p<.05), self-compassion (p<.05) and forgiveness (p<.05). Forgiveness Therapy will help elderly individuals residing in old age homes not only in relieving the pain experienced by their loved ones but also in giving a meaning and hope to live their later years with peace and optimism. For better understanding of therapeutic concepts incorporate different activities within the session and increase the number of sessions beyond eight that facilitates

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Published

2025-08-28

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Attique, A., Naz, B., & Bilal, H. (2025). The Impact of the Forgiveness based Intervention on Mental Health among Elderly living in Shelter Home: A Pre-Post Study. Pakistan Languages and Humanities Review, 9(3), 371–381. https://doi.org/10.47205/plhr.2025(9-III)31