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Abuse is a phenomenon that can be experienced in every society and at any level of development regardless of race, religion and culture. Emotional abuse, which is one of the most difficult types of abuse to be understood and revealed, can have devastating consequences. The aim of this study is to examine the relationships of emotional abuse, which is known to be related to various factors, with the subjective well-being and forgiveness of the individuals. The study group consists of 390 university students between the ages of 18-30. The Perceived Emotional Abuse Scale was used to measure the emotional abuse levels of the participants, the Heartland Forgiveness Scale was used to measure their forgiveness levels and the Positive and Negative Emotional State Scale and the Life Satisfaction Scale were used to measure their level of subjective well-being. T-test, Mann Whitney U test, One Way ANOVA test, Pearson correlation test and regression analysis were used to analyze the data obtained. Findings of the study showed that students' level of forgiveness, well-being and perceived emotional abuse did not differ significantly with respect to their age. It was determined that, while the levels of forgiveness and subjective well-being did not differ with respect to gender, the level of perceived emotional abuse differed. The correlation results of the study showed that there was a positive and low correlation between the sub-dimensions of forgiveness and subjective well-being. The results of linear regression analysis showed that perceived emotional abuse was important variable predicting subjective well-being and self-forgiveness. The results of multiple regression analysis showed that self-forgiveness and forgiveness of a situation were important variables predicting subjective well-being. These findings were discussed in the light of relevant literature and various recommendations.

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