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To facilitate use of the Forgiveness Likelihood Scale in cross-cultural studies, the psychometric characteristics of the translated scale were examined among 192 adolescents in Portugal (86 men and 106 women). The Forgiveness Likelihood Scale is a 10-item Likert-type scale designed to measure tendency to forgive across situations. Cronbach alpha was .89. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the questionnaire was unidimensional among Portuguese high school students.
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Atitude/etnologia , Culpa , Psicometria , Percepção Social , Inquéritos e Questionários , Adolescente , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Portugal , Comportamento SocialRESUMO
To facilitate use of the adult form of the Francis Scale of Attitude Towards Christianity in cross-cultural studies, the psychometric characteristics of the translated scale were examined among 323 university students in Portugal (130 men and 193 women). Their ages ranged from 18 to 31 years. Analysis supported the unidimensionality, internal consistency, and construct validity of this scale in this sample of Portuguese university students.
