Research Article

Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students

Volume: 15 Number: 77 June 30, 2025
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Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students

Abstract

Frequent problems in human relationships cause rumination, which involves repetitive thoughts. The concept of forgiveness plays an important role in solving problems. In this context, life satisfaction and self-esteem, which are thought to have an important role in the relationship between forgiveness and rumination, are discussed. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether life satisfaction and self-esteem have a serial mediation role in the relationship between rumination and forgiveness. The current study employed the relational survey model. The study group is comprised of a total of 313 university students in the 2022-2023 academic year. The findings obtained from the analyses revealed that rumination predicted forgiveness negatively and significantly. Finally, it was determined that self-esteem played a mediator role in the relationship between rumination and forgiveness, while life satisfaction did not. However, it was found that while life satisfaction did not mediate by itself, it had a serial mediation role through self-esteem. The findings of the study were discussed in light of the literature. With these findings, it can be said that rumination, which has a negative effect on university students' forgiveness processes, can be reduced by increasing life satisfaction and self-esteem. On the basis of the findings, suggestions were made for researchers and practitioners.

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Supporting Institution

There is no funding supporting this study.

Ethical Statement

All procedures performed in this study were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional research committee, as well as with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. All procedures in this study ethical permission was obtained from Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Ethics Committee (07.12.2022-GO.2022/1002). Then, the research data were collected by giving informed consent to the university students.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

School Counseling

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2025

Submission Date

June 11, 2024

Acceptance Date

October 19, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 15 Number: 77

APA
Cırcır, O., & Tagay, Ö. (2025). Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, 15(77), 362-375. https://doi.org/10.17066/tpdrd.1497864
AMA
1.Cırcır O, Tagay Ö. Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2025;15(77):362-375. doi:10.17066/tpdrd.1497864
Chicago
Cırcır, Osman, and Özlem Tagay. 2025. “Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship Between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 15 (77): 362-75. https://doi.org/10.17066/tpdrd.1497864.
EndNote
Cırcır O, Tagay Ö (June 1, 2025) Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 15 77 362–375.
IEEE
[1]O. Cırcır and Ö. Tagay, “Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students”, Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, vol. 15, no. 77, pp. 362–375, June 2025, doi: 10.17066/tpdrd.1497864.
ISNAD
Cırcır, Osman - Tagay, Özlem. “Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship Between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal 15/77 (June 1, 2025): 362-375. https://doi.org/10.17066/tpdrd.1497864.
JAMA
1.Cırcır O, Tagay Ö. Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2025;15:362–375.
MLA
Cırcır, Osman, and Özlem Tagay. “Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship Between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students”. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal, vol. 15, no. 77, June 2025, pp. 362-75, doi:10.17066/tpdrd.1497864.
Vancouver
1.Osman Cırcır, Özlem Tagay. Investigation of the Serial Mediation Role of Life Satisfaction And Self-Esteem in the Relationship between Ruminative Thought and Forgiveness in University Students. Turkish Psychological Counseling and Guidance Journal. 2025 Jun. 1;15(77):362-75. doi:10.17066/tpdrd.1497864

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