Revenge intention and subjective well-being of Vietnamese students: The role of forgiveness and self-control

Abstract

<p>Educational psychology for students at universities receives special attention from society and researchers. As student life relationships become more and more complicated, many negative factors form that make students develop revenge and affect their subjective well-being. Therefore, this study explores the relationship between students’ revenge intention and subjective well-being and the mediating and moderating factors to increase subjective well-being. Quantitative research is applied to test research hypotheses through the PLS-SEM method. Processed data were collected from 767 respondents studying at universities in Ho Chi Minh City. The results showed that revenge intention had a strong negative impact on students’ subjective well-being, but was significantly reduced when forgiveness acted as a mediator. Furthermore, new findings from the self-control factor have considerably adjusted psychological relationships, thereby contributing a new foundation to the previous theoretical system and proposing solutions for improving students’ spiritual lives.</p>