INFLUENCE OF STUDENTS’ CHARACTERISTICS ON THEIR FORGIVENESS

Abstract

The rationale of this paper was to examine the influence of students' personal characteristics, that is gender and age on forgiveness. With two investigative groups and one non-experimental group, the study employed a quasi-experimental design.  A random sample of sixty second-year college students was employed for the research. The baseline data and post-test data were collected using the Enright (2001) Forgiveness Inventory. A two-way Covariance Analysis (ANCOVA) at a significance level of 0.05 was used for testing the two hypotheses formulated. The research discovered that sex and age were not substantial factors influencing forgiveness among college students. Regarding the results, it was suggested that counsellors provide clients with forgiveness counselling without taking age or gender into account, as these factors do not significantly affect forgiveness at post-test.

Keywords:   Forgiveness, Gender, Hurt,  Age, Quasi-experimental