The Relationship between Personality Factors and Forgiveness Components Among the University Students

Forgiveness is an internal desire that helps individuals to refrain from showing unpleasant communication responses، and helps them to behave positively toward the person that treated them negatively. The purpose of the present study was to examine personality factors and forgiveness components (lasting resentment، sensitivity to circumstances، willingness to forgive) among university students. Therefore، 430 university students (N=430; female=229 & male=201) were selected from among undergraduate students of Tabriz University through proportion-stratified random sampling method. Then the sample was administered the Big Five Personality Inventory (NEO-FFI) and Mullet Forgiveness Questionnaire (FQ). The analysis of regression indicated that personality factors accounted for 0. 25% of variance of lasting resentment، 0. 21% of sensitivity to circumstances، and 0. 06% of variance of willingness to forgive. Agreeableness is a negative predictor of lasting resentment while neuroticism is a positive predictor of it. Agreeableness، Extraversion، Neuroticism، and Conscientiousness are positive predictors of sensitivity to circumstances. Neuroticism is a negative predictor of willingness to forgive but Agreeableness is positive predictor of it.