KnE Social Sciences

Published date: Mar 27 2025

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: The 3rd International Conference of Applied Psychology on Humanity (ICAP-H)

Pages: 562 - 570

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v10i7.18356

Risty AkisanFaculty of Psychology, University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Hudaniah ‎ hudaniah@umm.ac.idFaculty of Psychology, University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Aransha Karnilla Nadia PutriFaculty of Psychology, University of Muhammadiyah Malang

A toxic relationship is an unhealthy relationship condition that impacts the psychological well-being of the individual experiencing it. Psychological well-being is known to be improved by various factors, one of which is forgiveness. This study aims to determine the effect of forgiveness on the psychological well-being of students who experience toxic relationships. This research is a quantitative explanatory research using a purposive sampling technique with a total of 344 student participants, consisting of 12 men and 322 women. The measuring instruments used are Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivation (TRIM-18) and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (RPWBS). The results showed a significant influence between forgiveness on psychological well-being with a significance value of 0.001 (p < 0.01), with a side effect of 3% (R2 = 0.030). This has implications for the granting of forgiveness by students who experience toxic relationships with their partners, which then affects their psychological well-being.

Keywords: forgiveness, psychological well-being, toxic relationship

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