Aim: The aim of this study was to understand, explore and investigate the
personality (using Eysenck 's three personality traits of Psychoticism, Neuroticism and
Extraversion) and demographic factors (age, gender, religion, marital status and
educational status) predicting willingness to forgive among Mafikeng residents. The
hypotheses investigated were 1: that personality factors (P, E and N) will influence
people 's willingness to forgive . 2: that demographic variables (such as age, being
religious, marital status and one's level of education) of participants will influence
their willingness to forgive.
Method: Through a convenience sampling method, data were collected from a
sample of 250 residents living in Mafikeng, North West Province. The design of the
study was cross-sectional. Copies of a questionnaire containing three sections (A, B
and C) were given out to participants. Section A measured the demographic
determinants of the respondents, Section B measured aspects of the respondents '
personality such as Psychoticism (P) , Extraversion (E) and Neuroticism (N). Section
C measured the willingness to forgive of the respondents. Respondents ranged
between 18 and 68 years with a mean age of 28.4 (SD= 12.3). Forty percent were
males and 60 % were females.
Results: Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was used to examine the relative
contribution of personality and demographic variables. Results of the hierarchical
multiple regression analysis using the stepwise method showed that the overall model
was significant, adjusted R square = .089, F (2, 211) = 11.460, P< .001. Thus,
Extraversion and Post- Matric variables explained 8% of the total variance on
willingness to forgive. Both hypotheses were partially supported since the only factors
able to predict willingness to forgive as indicated by Table 2 was Extraversion (E) a
personality factor and Post- Matric (a demographic factor, one's educational level).
Conclusion: The study concluded that while people with Post Matric level of
education and extraverted people tend to forgive, there is still a need to investigate
personality trait variables in future studies. / Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.(Clinical Psychology) North-West University, Mafikeng Campus, 2010
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:nwu/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/15810 |
| Date | January 2010 |
| Creators | Mahri, Saajida |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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