Gender and the Outcomes of Forgiveness Education: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Anger and Depression Among Ghanaian Adolescents

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to explore gender and outcomes of forgiveness education in relation to anger and depression among students in senior high schools in the Yendi Municipality, Ghana. The quasiexperimental design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was made up of students in Yendi Senior High School and Dagbon State Senior High Technical School in the Yendi Municipality. A total of 40 students were involved in the study. Specifically, 20 students each were in the experimental group and the control group. Data were collected using a questionnaire made up of the Level of Anger Scale and Beck’s Depression Inventory. Data were analysed using Analysis of Covariance. The results showed that there was no gender difference in the effect of forgiveness education on anger and depression among the participants. It was recommended that in providing psychological assistance to students with anger and depression, school counsellors should not consider gender as a barrier. This can help them assist both male and female students.