The Effects of Forgiveness Education Program for University Students
Hye-Won Jeon1, Seung-Joo Kim2, Myung-Sook Chung3, Seok-Im Kang4
1Hye-Won Jeon, Department of Nursing, Kkottongnae University, Chungbuk, Korea.
2Seung-Joo Kim, Department of Social Welfare, Kkottongnae University, Chungbuk, Korea.
3Myung-Sook Chung, Department of Social Welfare, Kkottongnae University, Chungbuk, Korea.
4Seok-Im Kang, Department of Social Welfare, Kkottongnae University, Chungbuk, Korea.
Manuscript received on 01 January 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 06 January 2019 | Manuscript Published on 07 April 2019 | PP: 210-214 | Volume-8 Issue- 3C January 2019 | Retrieval Number: C10510183C19/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of forgiveness education program for university students. It aimed to grasp how forgiveness programs affected life satisfaction, the degrees of forgiveness, anger, depression, self-esteem, spirituality and happiness of university students. Methods: Subjects were 43 students as an experimental group and 43 students as a control group. One was an experimental group which participated in a forgiveness education program in K University, and the other was a control group which was not participated in any programs in other universities. Findings: Following the intervention, the experimental group experienced a significant improvement in degrees of forgiveness (t=-2.41, p<.05), self-esteem (t=-2.12, p<.05), happiness (t=-3.01, p<.01)), spirituality (t=-2.56, p<.05) and forgiveness (t=-2.41, p<.05). But experimental group experienced a significant decreased anger expression (t=3.03, p<.01). There was a slight difference on the anger expression, spirituality, happiness and the degrees of forgiveness between the experimental and the control group. Improvements: This study implies that a forgiveness education program was effective in improving university students’ degrees of forgiveness, happiness, spirituality, self-esteem, and reducing anger. Systematic and specific a forgiveness education program will be needed for future study.
Keywords: Forgiveness, Education, Program, University Students, Effects.
Scope of the Article: Social Sciences