Abstract:
The study sought to ascertain the effect of forgiveness education on the
forgiveness and psychological well-being levels of married couples in the
Adentan Municipality in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. A quasi experimental research design was used. Marital Offense Forgiveness Scale
and the 18 item Ryff’s psychological well-being scale were used to obtain pre and post-intervention data A convenience sample of 104 participants
consisting 32 couple pairs in experimental group and 72 couple pairs in
control group were involved in the study. Participants in the control group
were educated on forgiveness using C-REACH forgiveness education. Data
were analysed with both descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings
indicates that forgiveness education had a significant effect on forgiveness and
psychological well-being levels of married couples. However, sex, age and
duration of marriage did not have any significant effect on forgiveness levels.
The study therefore supports the existing research that forgiveness education
is beneficial to one’s psychological well-being. It was, therefore,
recommended that forgiveness education be utilised in improving the
forgiveness level and mental well-being of married couples.
