Forgiveness as a mediator of the relationship between interpersonal relationship styles and conflict resolution

The aim of this research is to examine the mediating role of university students' forgiveness themselves, others and the situation in the relationship between interpersonal relationship styles and tendency to resolve conflicts of university students.The study group of this research consists of 409 students who are studying at various undergraduate departments in Gaziantep University. "Conflict Resolution Tendency Scale", "Heartland Forgiveness Scale", "Interpersonal Relationship Style Scale" and "Personal Information Form" prepared by the researcher were used as data collection tools in the research. In the analysis of the data, structural equation modeling.Analyzes in the research have shown that the relationship between nourishing relationship style and conflict resolution tendency is significant in the positive direction. There is a positive relationship between the tendency to resolve conflict and self-forgiveness, to forgive others, and to forgive situation. The toxic relationship style has been determined to be negative and meaningful in relation to conflict resolution and forgiveness. According to the results of the research, in the model in which the intermediary role of forgiveness is examined between interpersonal relationship styles and conflict resolution tendency, self-forgiveness and the forgiveness of others in relation to the nourishing relationship and the tendency to resolve conflict; the relationship between the toxic relationship style and the tendency to resolve conflict was found to be the partial mediator effect of self-forgiveness.It has been determined from the results of this research that individuals who have a nurturing relationship style, that is, those who tend to establish positive relationships and maintain relationships, can exhibit a tendency to resolve conflict by means of forgiving yourself or the person who hurt himself or herself, thereby ensuring that the relationship continues in a healthy manner. In this research, it can be said that forgiveness as an important concept emerges as an important factor in coping with the negative situations that the individual has in interpersonal relations and in organizing interpersonal relations.