The Relationship between Tolerance, Forgiveness, and Depression Levels in Patients Diagnosed with Depression

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the relationship between the level of tolerance, forgiveness, and depression in patients diagnosed with depression. Materials and Methods: It was conducted with 80 patients in the outpatient psychiatry clinic of a hospital in Turkey. Data was collected with Beck Depression Inventory, Tolerance Scale and Heartland Forgiveness Scale. Data were evaluated using SPSS (21.0) statistical program. Results: In this study, while it was determined that there was a statistically significant negative and moderately relationship between the mean Beck Depression Inventory and Tolerance Scale scores, a weak negative relationship was found between the mean Beck Depression Inventory and Heartland Forgiveness Scale scores. Also, it was determined that tolerance and forgiveness predicted depression negatively. Conclusion: The results of this study can be used for interventions that include tolerance and forgiveness in reducing depression.

Keywords

• Depression
• tolerance
• forgiveness

Depresyon Tanısı Alan Hastalarda Hoşgörü, Affetme ve Depresyon Düzeyleri Arasındaki İlişki

Öz

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, depresyon tanısı alan hastalarda hoşgörü, affetme ve depresyon düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Materyal ve Metot: Bu çalışma, Türkiye’de bir hastanenin psikiyatri polikliniğinde 80 hasta ile yapılmıştır. Verilerin toplanmasında, Beck Depresyon Envanteri, Hoşgörü Ölçeği ve Heartland Affetme Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Veriler, SPSS (21.0) istatistik programı kullanılarak değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular: Bu çalışmada Beck Depresyon Envanteri ve Hoşgörü Ölçeği puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak orta düzeyde anlamlı negatif bir ilişki olduğu belirlenirken, Beck Depresyon Envanteri ve Heartland Affetme Ölçeği puan ortalamaları arasında negatif yönde zayıf bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Ayrıca hoşgörü ve affetmenin depresyonu negatif yönde yordadığı belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Depresyonun düzeyinin azaltılmasında, hoşgörü ve affetmeyi içeren müdahaleler için bu çalışmanın sonuçlarından yararlanılabilir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Depresyon
• hoşgörü
• affetme

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