Dispositional Forgiveness as a Predictor of Psychological Resilience among Women: A Sign of Mental Health

Momina Abid*, Sarwat Sultan**
* General Secretary, Multan Psychological Association, Pakistan.
** Vice President, Pakistan Psychological Association, Pakistan
Periodicity:August - October'2015
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.9.2.3649

Abstract

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 predictive relationship of dispositional forgiveness with psychological resilience and to explore the role of marital status in dispositional forgiveness and psychological resilience among women. 160 women 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 on forgiveness and 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.

Keywords

Psychological Resilience, Forgiveness, Mental Health.

How to Cite this Article?

Abid, M., and Sultan, S. (2015). Dispositional Forgiveness as a Predictor of Psychological Resilience among Women: A Sign of Mental Health. i-manager’s Journal on Educational Psychology, 9(2), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.26634/jpsy.9.2.3649

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