Ravanshenasi & Din

The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of attachment to God in the relationship between psychological distress and psychological well-being with forgiveness. The statistical population consisted of adults in Tehran. The sample consisted of 407 people (339 women and 68 men) in the age range of 18 to 57 years who were selected as available. The subjects completed the demographic information questionnaire, attachment to God questionnaire (AGS), mental health scale (MHI-28), anxiety, depression, stress questionnaire (Dass-14) and Hartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS). Structural equation modeling analysis and Sobel test were used for data analysis. The findings showed that forgiveness has a positive and significant effect on mental health and attachment to God, as well as attachment to God on mental health. Also, a significant inverse correlation between mental health and depression, anxiety and stress was also seen. Investigating the mediating effect of attachment to God on the relationship between forgiveness and mental health showed that attachment to God can have a significant mediating effect. The model evaluation indices also showed that the structural model has the necessary fit for the purpose of determining mediation and prediction. The relationship between psychological well-being and forgiveness can be strengthened by strengthening attachment to God.