Investigating the Mediator role of Social Safeness on the Relationship between Forgiveness and Life Satisfaction

• Autores: Umran Akin, Ahmet Akin
• Localización: Anales de psicología, ISSN-e 1695-2294, ISSN 0212-9728, Vol. 32, Nº. 2, 2016, págs. 528-534
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.6018/analesps.32.2.205271
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Investigando el papel mediador de la seguridad en lo social en la relación entre el perdón y la satisfacción por la vida
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  • español

    The aim of the present study is to examine the mediating effect of social safeness on the relationship between forgiveness and life satisfaction.

    Participants were 311 university students who completed a questionnaire package that included the Trait Forgiveness Scale, the Social Safeness and Pleasure Scale, and the Life Satisfaction Scale. According to the results, social safeness and life satisfaction were predicted positively by forgiveness.

    On the other hand, life satisfaction was predicted positively by social safeness.

    In addition, social safeness mediated on the relationship between forgiveness and life satisfaction. The results were discussed in the light of the related literature and dependent recommendations to the area were given.

  • English

    El propósito de este estudio consiste en investigar el efecto mediador de la seguridad en lo social sobre la relación entre la satisfacción por la vida y el perdón. Los participantes son 311 alumnos de universidad que completaron una encuesta que incluye la Escala de Rasgos Caritativos, la Escala de Seguridad y Placer en lo social y la Escala de Satisfacción por la vida. Según los resultados, la satisfacción por la vida y la satisfacción por la vida fueron positivamente predichos por la seguridad en lo social. Por otro lado, la satisfacción por la vida se predijo positivamente por la seguridad en lo social. Además la seguridad en lo social medió en la relación entre perdón y satisfacción por la vida. Los resultados se discutten a la luz de la literatura relacionada y se dan recomendaciones sobre esta área.

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