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AI InsightHowever, it was found that while life satisfaction did not mediate by itself, it had a serial mediation role through self-esteem.
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Abstract
Frequent problems in human relationships cause rumination, which involves repetitive thoughts. The concept of forgiveness plays an important role in solving problems. In this context, life satisfaction and self-esteem, which are thought to have an important role in the relationship between forgiveness and rumination, are discussed. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether life satisfaction and self-esteem have a serial mediation role in the relationship between rumination and forgiveness. The current study employed the relational survey model. The study group is comprised of a total of 313 university students in the 2022-2023 academic year. The findings obtained from the analyses revealed that rumination predicted forgiveness negatively and significantly. Finally, it was determined that self-esteem played a mediator role in the relationship between rumination and forgiveness, while life satisfaction did not. However, it was found that while life satisfaction did not mediate by itself, it had a serial mediation role through self-esteem. The findings of the study were discussed in light of the literature. With these findings, it can be said that rumination, which has a negative effect on university students' forgiveness processes, can be reduced by increasing life satisfaction and self-esteem. On the basis of the findings, suggestions were made for researchers and practitioners.