The Influence of Karma Beliefs in Quality of Commitment, Forgiveness and Altruism in Romantic Relationships

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Natalie Sharma Khandale and Kaustubh V. Yadav (Department of Liberal Arts, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Kothrud, Pune, Maharashtra)

This study investigates the correlation between Karma beliefs, Quality of Commitment, Forgiveness and Altruism in Romantic relationships among young adults, from the ages 18-30. It aims to study how belief in Karma can influence the variables of Quality of Commitment, Forgiveness and Altruism in romantic relationships, given the marked lack of research exploring these variables. 178 participants who fit the criteria mentioned were selected through surveys for statistical analysis. The tools used were- Belief in Karma Questionnaire (White, Norenzayan, & Schaller, 2019), Revised Commitment Inventory (Owens, Rhodes, Stanely, & Markman, 2011), Bolton Forgiveness Scale (Amanze & Carson, 2019), and Self-Report Altruism Scale (Manzur & Olvaerrieta, 1998). The results showed a significant negative correlation between Karma beliefs and Quality of Commitment, Karma beliefs and Forgiveness and Karma beliefs and Altruism. There has been a notable gap in the study of Karma in the context of modern world concepts and ideologies, this research could serve as an impetus for contributing research in this domain.