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Forgiveness and Satisfaction with Life in PG Students of Karnatak University


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This study investigated the significance of gender difference on propensity to forgive and life satisfaction and the significance of relationship of propensity to forgive of male and female student with their satisfaction of life. A random sample of 100 male and 100 female students were selected for the study from the various departments of Karnatak University in Dharwad. The measures used in this study are The Multidimensional Forgiveness Inventory (MFI) developed by Tangney, Boone, Fee, and Reinsmith (1999) assesses a propensity to forgive others, a propensity to ask for forgiveness from others and a propensity for self-forgiveness and Satisfaction with Life Scale developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffen (1985) which measures the global life satisfaction. The results revealed that there is no significant difference between the male and female students on propensity to forgive others and there is no significant difference between the male and female students on satisfaction in their life.

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Forgiveness, Satisfaction with Life.
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Authors

Appasaheb C. Patil
Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Ashraf Shaikh
Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Reshma Gabrekar
Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
Shanmukh V. Kamble
Department of Psychology, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India

Abstract


This study investigated the significance of gender difference on propensity to forgive and life satisfaction and the significance of relationship of propensity to forgive of male and female student with their satisfaction of life. A random sample of 100 male and 100 female students were selected for the study from the various departments of Karnatak University in Dharwad. The measures used in this study are The Multidimensional Forgiveness Inventory (MFI) developed by Tangney, Boone, Fee, and Reinsmith (1999) assesses a propensity to forgive others, a propensity to ask for forgiveness from others and a propensity for self-forgiveness and Satisfaction with Life Scale developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffen (1985) which measures the global life satisfaction. The results revealed that there is no significant difference between the male and female students on propensity to forgive others and there is no significant difference between the male and female students on satisfaction in their life.

Keywords


Forgiveness, Satisfaction with Life.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.15614/ijpp%2F2018%2Fv9i1%2F173718