A Study on Gender Differences on Gratitude, Spirituality and Forgiveness Among School Teachers Khan Ibadat1, Singh Nayanika2,* 1Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India 2Department of Psychology, D.A.V College, Sector- 10, Chandigarh, India *Email: nanikasingh@gmail.com
Online published on 18 April, 2014. Abstract Gratitude is a sense of thankfulness and joy in response to receiving a gift, whether the gift be a tangible benefit from a specific other or a moment of peaceful bliss evoked by natural beauty. Spirituality has been defined in research literature as the process of seeking personal authenticity, genuineness, and wholeness; transcending one's current locus of centricity. Forgiveness is a suite of pro-social motivational changes that occurs after a person has incurred a transgression. However, no comprehensive review of literature is available on the cumulative effect of gratitude, spirituality and forgiveness and on the role and contribution of gender differences for the same. Therefore, taking this into consideration the present study attempted to investigate gender differences on gratitude, spirituality and forgiveness among 80 school teachers for which t-test was computed. Results indicated that significant gender differences were found among male and female teachers with respect to gratitude (males found to be higher than females), spirituality and forgiveness (females were found to be higher than males on both the dimensions). However, further research is needed to substantiate the same. Top Keywords Gratitude, Spirituality, Forgiveness, Gender Difference. Top |