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The impact of forgiveness on cardiovascular reactivity and recovery.

Friedberg JP, Suchday S, Shelov DV

International journal of psychophysiology : official journal of the International Organization of Psychophysiology · August 1, 2007

Journal Article🇺🇸United States

The current study investigated the relationship between trait forgiveness and cardiovascular reactivity (CVR) and recovery in 99 normotensive participants. Although forgiveness was not related to CVR, higher levels of trait forgiveness were predictive of lower diastolic blood pressure (DBP) at baseline (p<.02) and faster DBP recovery (p<.003). Findings suggest that forgiveness may be related to overall reductions in blood pressure levels and may aid in cardiovascular recovery from stress.

PMID: 17466400

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