Relationship between Forgiveness, Gratitude & Psychological Well-being among Young Adults

The pursuit of well-being, happiness, and the good life has been one of humanity's most persistent goals throughout its entire existence (Peterson, 2008). The purpose of the study was to analyze the relationship between Forgiveness, Gratitude and Psychological well-being among young adults. A total of 226 samples was collected that comprised of both males (n=111) and females(n=116) through convenient mode of sampling and the variables were measured using tools like Heartland’s Forgiveness Scale, The Gratitude Questionnaire and Psychological well-being questionnaire respectively. The data was analyzed using statistical techniques like descriptive statistics, Pearson product-moment correlation & Independent sample t-test. The results showed that there was significant and positive correlation among Forgiveness, Gratitude and Psychological well-being. It was also found that there were significant gender differences among the scores of Forgiveness, Gratitude and Psychological well-being, where females exhibited high levels of Forgiveness, Gratitude and Psychological well-being compared to the males of the study.