Transgressions and well-being: Exploring the effectiveness of Positive Psychology Interventions among young adults

Abstract

Positive Psychology has gained significant attention ever since its inception in the 1990s. Exploring the factors that contribute to a “good” life is extremely impetrative, keeping in mind the advent of the pandemic. The present study explores the effectiveness of Positive Psychology Interventions on enhancing forgiveness, gratitude and well-being. Forgiveness was assessed using the Transgression Related Interpersonal Motivation Inventory (TRIM-18, McCullough et al., 1998), gratitude using the Gratitude Questionnaire 6 (McCullough et al., 2002), and subjective well-being was assessed using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1985) and Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (Watson, Clark and Tellegen, 1988). A pre-test was taken before commencing the interventions, and a post test was taken two months after the interventions. A significant difference was obtained in the level of revenge motivation, benevolence motivation and gratitude.