PMID- 37993410
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20231122
IS  - 1364-6915 (Electronic)
IS  - 1360-7863 (Linking)
DP  - 2023 Nov 22
TI  - Gerotranscendence and wisdom in Polish older adults. The longitudinal mediation 
      analysis of forgiveness.
PG  - 1-10
LID - 10.1080/13607863.2023.2285915 [doi]
AB  - Objectives: The goal of the present study was to investigate whether forgiveness 
      played a mediating role in the relationships between gerotranscendence and wisdom 
      among people in late adulthood. Method: The study included 416 participants aged 
      60 to 75 years. The following measures were used: the Gerotranscendence Scale 
      Type 2 (GST2), the Heartland Forgiveness Scale and the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale 
      (SAWS). To verify the hypothesis, a longitudinal three-wave field study was 
      conducted. Results: The results suggest that an increase in gerotranscendence is 
      associated with an increase in forgiveness and wisdom. In addition, greater 
      willingness to forgive co-occurs with higher levels of wisdom. Moreover, 
      dispositional forgiveness mediates the relationship between gerotranscendence and 
      wisdom - a higher gerotranscendence leads to a higher wisdom through an increase 
      in forgiveness. Conclusion: The results of our research add to the knowledge of 
      the mechanism of the relationship between gerotranscendence and wisdom and 
      support the thesis that late adulthood presents individuals with new challenges 
      and opportunities for creative personal development.
FAU - Brudek, Pawel
AU  - Brudek P
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0251-9415
AD  - Department of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, 
      Poland.
AD  - Department of Psychology, The University of Economics and Human Sciences, Warsaw, 
      Poland.
FAU - Pludowska, Martyna
AU  - Pludowska M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-6246-9152
AD  - Department of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, 
      Poland.
FAU - Cichy-Jasiocha, Barbara
AU  - Cichy-Jasiocha B
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5363-4240
AD  - Department of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, 
      Poland.
FAU - Sekowski, Andrzej
AU  - Sekowski A
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-1042-0941
AD  - Department of Psychology, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, 
      Poland.
FAU - Steuden, Stanislawa
AU  - Steuden S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0078-5613
AD  - Department of Psychology, The University of Economics and Human Sciences, Warsaw, 
      Poland.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20231122
PL  - England
TA  - Aging Ment Health
JT  - Aging & mental health
JID - 9705773
SB  - IM
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Late adulthood
OT  - aging
OT  - forgiveness
OT  - gerotranscendence
OT  - wisdom
EDAT- 2023/11/23 00:42
MHDA- 2023/11/23 00:42
CRDT- 2023/11/22 22:43
PHST- 2023/11/23 00:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/11/23 00:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/11/22 22:43 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/13607863.2023.2285915 [doi]
PST - aheadofprint
SO  - Aging Ment Health. 2023 Nov 22:1-10. doi: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2285915.