The development of a family forgiveness scale |
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| Authors: | Margie W Pollard Ruth A Anderson William T Anderson & Glen Jennings |
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| Institution: | First Baptist Church, Fountain Valley, California, USA.,;Department of Family Sciences, Texas Woman's University, USA. |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to develop a valid and reliable instrument to measure forgiveness in the intergenerational family. In the final scale the contructs were defined as: (1) realization, (2) recognition, (3) reparation, (4), restitution, and (5) resolution. A detailed four-step procedure was used to provide the scale with construct, content and predictive validity. This paper describes a four-stage process to develop the scale, data supporting the validity and reliability of the scale, and the final version of the instrument. |
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