Forgiveness likelihood scale: Initial evidence of validity and reliability in the peruvian context

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Published: Jan 16, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v10.n3.19730
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reliability, forgiveness, Peru, validity

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Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez
Universidad Privada del Norte
José Ventura-León
Universidad Privada del Norte
Walter L. Arias Gallegos
Universidad Católica San Pablo
Karla Azabache-Alvarado
Universidad Privada del Norte
Lucas Marcelo Rodriguez
Universidad Católica Argentina
José Eduardo Moreno
Universidad Católica Argentina

Abstract

The present study analyzed the reliability and validity based on the internal structure of the Forgiveness Likelihood Scale (FLS). The FLS was administered to 499 university students from the city of Trujillo (228 men and 271 women) with an average age of 20.71 years (SD = 2.61). The confirmatory factor analysis provided adequate support for the one-dimensional model of 8 items with the presence of correlated errors (?2 = 35,133, df = 18, ?2/df = 1,952, CFI = .988, RMSEA = .044 [IC 90% .021, .065]; and SRMR = .0266; AIC = 71.133), in addition to showing a good internal consistency based on the corrected omega value (?corrected) of 0.83. The results suggest that the Peruvian version of the FLS presents adequate psychometric evidence to measure the probability of forgiveness in university students. Thus, it seeks to contribute to the advancement of the scientific study of forgiveness in Latin America.

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Forgiveness likelihood scale: Initial evidence of validity and reliability in the peruvian context. (2019). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 10(3), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v10.n3.19730
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Lucas Marcelo Rodriguez, Universidad Católica Argentina

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental (CIIPME-CONICET)

José Eduardo Moreno, Universidad Católica Argentina

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Psicología Matemática y Experimental (CIIPME-CONICET)

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Forgiveness likelihood scale: Initial evidence of validity and reliability in the peruvian context. (2019). Argentinean Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 10(3), 12-21. https://doi.org/10.32348/1852.4206.v10.n3.19730

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