The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS):
- Measures a person’s dispositional forgiveness of self, others, and situations beyond anyone’s control (e.g., a natural disaster or illness).
- Is a self-report questionnaire.
- Can be completed with paper and pencil or on the computer.
- Has 18 items.
- Consists of the Total HFS and 3 subscales:
- Total HFS (18 items)
- Forgiveness of Self (6 items)
- Forgiveness of Others (6 items)
- Forgiveness of Situations (6 items)
- Has demonstrated desirable psychometric properties.
- Convergent validity
- Satisfactory internal consistency reliability
- Strong test-retest reliability
- A clear and consistent factor structure that supports the assertion that the HFS assesses forgiveness of self, others, and situations, and also the overarching construct of the disposition to grant forgiveness
HFS Scores
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HFS Citation and Abstract
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HFS Translations
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About The Heartland Forgiveness Scale
The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS):
HFS Scores
Learn how to calculate HFS scores.
HFS Citation and Abstract
See the full citation and abstract for the 2005 HFS article published in the Journal of Personality.
Take the HFS
Take the HFS now.
HFS Translations
Find out about foreign-language translations of the HFS.