Forgiveness, gratitude and resilience among Indian youth

Pages: 1414-1419
Arun Kumar and Vidushi Dixit (Defence Institute of Psychological Research, DRDO, Timarpur, Delhi)

The present study attempted to investigate and describe the relationship among forgiveness, gratitude and resilience in Indian youth. There were three main objectives of the study-(a) To explore relationship among forgiveness, gratitude and resilience in Indian Youth (b) To investigate the impact of forgiveness and gratitude on resilience in Indian Youth and (c) To investigate the role of gender and culture on forgiveness, gratitude and resilience in Indian youth. The data was collected on a sample of 50 research scholars from interdisciplinary areas using Heartland Forgiveness scale, The Gratitude Questionnaire (GQ-6) and Brief Resilience scale. The data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. The analysis indicated a low but statistically significant positive correlation among forgiveness, gratitude and resilience and score of forgiveness explained 22.6 % of variance in resilience. No gender and cultural differences were found for forgiveness, gratitude and resilience. Young Adults had an optimum level of recognition about obtaining a positive outcome from another individual. They had more than average ability to live well at every stage of life. They obtained more than average scores on the components of forgiveness: forgiving self, others and situation.