Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the European Portuguese version of the heartland forgiveness scale.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Forgiveness is linked with well-being, and social and health research has focused on the role and aspects of forgiveness that has been recently suggested as a phenomenon of public health importance. The Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS) was developed gathering three subscales to assess the forgiveness of others, forgiveness of self, and forgiveness of situation. The present study aimed to adapt the HFS into European Portuguese, and investigate its reliability and validity.

Methods

Translation and cross-cultural adaptation were conducted using a multistep forward-back translation process. Internal consistency was assessed by Cronbach's alpha. Confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to verify that the factor structure is the same as in the original HFS. The short

SUBMITTER: Ikedo F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7449032 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature