The Effect of Forgiveness on the Psychological Well-Being of Students Who Experience Toxic Relationships

A toxic relationship is an unhealthy relationship condition that impacts the psychological well-being of the individual experiencing it. Psychological well-being is known to be improved by various factors, one of which is forgiveness. This study aims to determine the effect of forgiveness on the psychological well-being of students who experience toxic relationships. This research is a quantitative explanatory research using a purposive sampling technique with a total of 344 student participants, consisting of 12 men and 322 women. The measuring instruments used are Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivation (TRIM-18) and Ryff’s Psychological Well-Being Scale (RPWBS). The results showed a significant influence between forgiveness on psychological well-being with a significance value of 0.001 (p < 0.01), with a side effect of 3% (R2 = 0.030). This has implications for the granting of forgiveness by students who experience toxic relationships with their partners, which then affects their psychological well-being.