Description

The Revised Forgiveness Inventory Scales (RFI-S) is a tool designed to assess various dimensions of forgiveness across different levels and contexts. This revised scale examines how individuals experience, express, and process forgiveness, both toward themselves and others. The Revised Forgiveness Inventory Scales includes:
Dimensions of Forgiveness: Measures different aspects of forgiveness, such as forgiveness toward others, self-forgiveness, and forgiveness in specific incidents.
Forgiveness Strategies: Examines the strategies and processes individuals use to achieve forgiveness.
Emotional Impact: Assesses the effect of forgiveness on emotional well-being and mental health.

Objective

The primary goals of the Revised Forgiveness Inventory Scales are to:
Evaluate the Dimensions of Forgiveness: To record and analyze how individuals experience and express forgiveness.
Identify Forgiveness Strategies: To explore the methods individuals use to forgive and understand the processes that lead to forgiveness.
Link Forgiveness to Well-being: To provide data on the impact of forgiveness on mental and emotional health.
Support Clinical Practice and Research: To contribute to the understanding of forgiveness dynamics and assist in the development of interventions to improve mental health through forgiveness.

Analysis

The analysis of results from the Revised Forgiveness Inventory Scales includes:
Categorization and Data Summarization: Examining the different aspects and strategies of forgiveness as recorded by participants.
Descriptive Statistical Analysis: Using descriptive statistics to present the results, such as means, variances, and proportions.
Correlation with Other Variables: Examining the relationship between forgiveness and other psychological or social variables, such as mental health, well-being, and interpersonal relationships.

Scoring

The scoring of the Revised Forgiveness Inventory Scales includes:
Content Validity: Ensuring that the scale covers all important aspects of forgiveness.
Internal Consistency: Evaluating the consistency of the questions using reliability indicators, such as Cronbach’s alpha coefficient.
Criterion Validity: Examining the relationship between the scale results and other relevant criteria or measurements.
Reproducibility: Assessing the stability of the results over time or across different samples.

References

McCullough, M. E., Worthington, E. L., & Rachal, K. C. (1997). Interpersonal Forgiving in Close Relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 73(2), 321-336.
Worthington, E. L. (2006). Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Theory and Application. Routledge.
Enright, R. D., & Coyle, C. T. (1998). The Forgiveness Process: An Empirical Study. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 17(3), 310-337.
McCullough, M. E., & Hoyt, W. T. (2002). The Role of Forgiveness in the Stress-Health Relationship. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25(5), 405-425.
Thoresen, C. E., Harris, A. H., & Luskin, F. M. (2000). The Role of Forgiveness in the Promotion of Psychological Health. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 19(3), 270-291.