The objective of this study was to determine the
category of positive thinking and forgiving behavior among the
students in their friendship. This research applied a quantitative
approach where the data were analyzed by using Pearson
Correlation analysis. The subjects of this research were 65 students
from 78 students in the populations. The data were collected by
using the instrument as regards psychological scales, a
modification of the Likert scale. It measured the level of positive
thinking forgiving behavior. The results of this study revealed that
the boarding school's students at Lubuk Lintah have a low level of
positive thinking. Furthermore, the students who live in Heler
dorm at LubukLintahalso have a low level of forgiving behavior in
which the significance value of positive thinking and forgiving
behavior was 0,000 with a Pearson Correlation coefficient of 0.666.
Keywords: Positive Thinking, Heler, Forgiving Behavior