Abstract:

The aim of the study is to examine the forgiveness tendency in terms of some variables (gender, age, socio-economic status, faculty, perception of subjective religiosity, perception of family religiosity, religious belief’s effect on life, frequency of performing five-time prayers and the perception of society's tendency to forgive). Data was collected from 453 participants with the “forgiveness scale”. According to the results of the research, it was determined that the forgiveness scores of all groups differed in terms of all variables. Males are more forgiving than females, and the age group with the highest tendency to forgive is “24 years and above” group. Those who perceive themselves to be at a high socio-economic level have the highest tendency to forgive. Theology faculty students’ tendency to forgive is lower than students in other faculties. Those who perceive themselves as moderately religious are more forgiving than others, and those who perceive their families as moderately religious are more forgiving than others. Those who state that their religious belief has a low impact on their lives are less forgiving than others. Those who say that they ‘usually’ perform the five-time prayers have a higher tendency to forgive than others. Those who perceive society's forgiveness at a medium level have the highest tendency to forgive.

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