Study on Forgiveness and Feeling Forgive among Early Adulthood and Late Adulthood

Abstract

This present research examined age differences in forgivingness, defined as an enduring tendency to forgive others. They are 60 adulthood persons. From this population 30 early adulthood and 30 late adulthood persons were selected with incidental sampling method. The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS) was used. Results showed that people who are older are more likely to forgive as compared to people who are younger and also forgiveness can be a critical resource for health in later life.