Role of Marital Status in the Impact of Forgiveness on Psychological Resilience among Women
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https://doi.org/10.61506/01.00127Keywords:
Forgiveness, psychological resilience, marital statusAbstract
Mental health includes several components of living a healthy life such as one’s ability to enjoy life and to cope with stresses. Forgiveness is also one path to mental health. Present study aimed to investigate the role of marital status in the impact of forgiveness on psychological resilience. 289 women (married=151, unmarried=138) aged between 21-40 participated in the study and provided data on Heartland Forgiveness Scale (Thompson et al., 2005) and The Brief Resilience Scale (Smith et. al., 2008). Results showed a significant positive impact of forgiveness on psychological resilience among women. Findings further revealed that marital status was the significant determinant of forgiveness and resilience among women. It was found that married women have significant effects on forgiveness and resilience. Study has the implication to enhance the mental health by learning forgiveness skills, because universal forgiveness exercises can help to find best strategies to deal with feeling of stress, hurt, pain, revenge, resentment and so on.
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