HFS Results


# Question Response Score
Forgiveness of Self Subscale
1. Although I feel bad at first when I mess up, over time I can give myself some slack.
2. I hold grudges against myself for negative things I’ve done. 0
3. Learning from bad things that I’ve done helps me get over them.
4. It is really hard for me to accept myself once I’ve messed up. 0
5. With time I am understanding of myself for mistakes I’ve made.
6. I don’t stop criticizing myself for negative things I’ve felt, thought, said, or done. 0
  Forgiveness of Self Total 0
Forgiveness of Others Subscale
7. I continue to punish a person who has done something that I think is wrong. 0
8. With time I am understanding of others for the mistakes they’ve made.
9. I continue to be hard on others who have hurt me. 0
10. Although others have hurt me in the past, I have eventually been able to see them as good people.
11. If others mistreat me, I continue to think badly of them. 0
12. When someone disappoints me, I can eventually move past it.
  Forgiveness of Others Total 0
Forgiveness of Situations Subscale
13. When things go wrong for reasons that can’t be controlled, I get stuck in negative thoughts about it. 0
14. With time I can be understanding of bad circumstances in my life.
15. If I am disappointed by uncontrollable circumstances in my life, I continue to think negatively about them. 0
16. I eventually make peace with bad situations in my life.
17. It’s really hard for me to accept negative situations that aren’t anybody’s fault. 0
18. Eventually I let go of negative thoughts about bad circumstances that are beyond anyone’s control.
  Forgiveness of Situations Total 0

Summary of Heartland Forgiveness Scale Scores
Forgiveness of Self Subscale Score 0
Forgiveness of Others Subscale Score 0
Forgiveness of Situations Subscale Score 0
Total HFS Score 0

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