Interaction Effect of Time Perception and Sexual Orientation on Life Satisfaction and Forgiveness in Indian Students

Abstract

In various studies, time perspective has been one of the variables that has been proved to impact life satisfaction and forgiveness. However, there is a prevalent research gap present when it comes to a link between the aforementioned three variables and gender identity. The major purpose of our study was to fill this research gap. The study tried to find how the time perspective of people belonging to the queer community and people belonging to the heterosexual community impacts their life satisfaction and forgiveness levels. This study was conducted on 223 individuals with representation from both the communities- heterosexual and queer community. Data was collected using a questionnaire consisting of three different scales: Zimbardo Time Perspective Inventory, The Forgiveness Scale (Rye et al., 2001) and Satisfaction with Life Scale. For statistical analysis, two-way MANOVA was used to determine the interaction effect of independent variables (Sexuality and Time Perspective) on dependent variables (Life Satisfaction and Forgiveness). The results indicate a strong interaction effect between the independent variables on the dependent variables. However, there was no significant difference in terms of sexuality and time perception which can be explained with the help of the same demographics and educational qualifications having an underlying moderation effect. Future studies can be focused on exploring this effect using sampling involving different demographics.