The Mediator Role of Forgiveness between The Interpersonal Relationships and The Level of Cognitive Distortions in Young Adults

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the mediating role of forgiveness in the relationship between interpersonal relationships and cognitive distortions in young adults’ addiction using the structural equation modeling (SEM) technique. This research is designed in relational scanning type. The sample of the study between the years 2019-2020 living in Istanbul, which is a multi-stage sampling method with the universe in different socio-economic levels of qualifications will be represented, 331 women (73.8%), 117 were male (26.2%) of 448 young adult constitutes. Research data; was collected using The Personal Information Form, Interpersonal Relationship Dimensions Scale, the Cognitive Distortions Scale, and the Heartland Forgiveness Scale. The data of the research were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS package programs. To examine the study’s, an independent samples t-Test, ANOVA (One-Way Analysis of Variance), Pearson product-moment correlation and the structural equation modeling (SEM) have been used for analyzing the data. According to the current research results, forgiveness has a partial mediating role in the relationship between interpersonal relationships and cognitive distortions. When the model goodness of fit indexes are compared with the acceptable and good fit indexes, it is seen that the model is compatible with the established Structural Equation Model data and the tested model is verified.

Keywords

• Interpersonal Relationships
• Cognitive Distortions
• Forgiveness
• Path Analysis

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