A Comparative Study on Forgiveness and Life Satisfaction
Abstract
Psychological studies on the theme of forgiveness have increased in recent years. Forgiveness has been investigated with relating to many variables like mental health, religiosity, personality etc. This article is carried out to investigate the relationship between forgiveness propensity and socio-demographic variables (gender and education type) and life satisfaction. A further goal of this paper will be to describe the effect of forgiveness on life satisfaction. In order to find out mentioned relations Interpersonal Forgiveness Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale are applied to the sample of 232 students from Pristina University (Pristina) and Marmara University (Istanbul). The findings show that forgiveness and life satisfaction are not significantly related to gender. Kosovian studens have high score than Turkish counterparts in interpersonal forgiveness and life satisfaction. Further, forgiveness positively effects life satisfaction.
Keywords
Kaynakça
- Kaynakça
- Ahmed, R., Azar, F., ve Mullet, E., (2007). Interpersonal Forgiveness among Kuwaiti Adolescents and Adults. Conflict Management and Peace Science, 24(3), 159-170.
- Alpay, A., (2009). Yakın İlişkilerde Bağışlama: Bağışlamanın Bağlanma, Benlik Saygısı, Empati ve Kıskançlık Değişkenleri Yönünden İncelenmesi. Yüksek Lisans Tezi. Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi.
- Anderson, J., (2007). Forgiveness- a relational process: Research and Reflections. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 9 (1), 63-76.
- Ayten, A., (2009). Affedicilik ve Din: Affetme Eğilimi ve Dindarlıkla İlişkisi Üzerine Ampirik Bir Araştırma. Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi. 37 (2), 111-128.
- Ayten, A., (2012). Tanrıya Sığınmak. İstanbul: İz Yayıncılık.
- Azar, F., ve Mullet, E., (2001). Interpersonal Forgiveness among Lebanese: A Six-Community Study. International Journal of Group Tensions, 30(2), 161-181.
- Bagnulo, A., Munoz-Sastre, M. T. ve Mullet, E. (2009). Conceptuali-zations of Forgiveness: A Latin America-Western Europe Com-parison. Universitas Psychologica, 8(3), 673-682.
Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
-
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
30 Aralık 2012
Gönderilme Tarihi
25 Mayıs 2017
Kabul Tarihi
-
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2