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The scale you completed was the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (HFS), a self-report measure by Laura Yamhure Thompson, C. R. Snyder,
Lesa Hoffman, Scott T. Michael, Heather N.
Rasmussen, Laura S. Billings, Laura Heinze,
Jason E. Neufeld, Hal S. Shorey, Jessica C. Roberts,
and Danae E. Roberts at the University of Kansas.
The scale is a measure of dispositional
forgiveness (with subscales to assess forgiveness of self, others, and
situations). Low Forgiveness of Others scores have been found to be
correlated with feelings of alienation, cynicism, and
passive-aggressive behavior. Low Forgiveness of Self scores have been
found to be correlated with neurotic immaturity, negative self-image,
and self-control and motivation deficits. Both correlate with a higher
denial of needs for affection, a sense of persecution by others, and
being overly sensitive in interpersonal relationships.
The idea behind the scale is that dispositional forgiveness is an important
predictor of psychological well being. Forgiveness alone has been found to account for 25% to 49% of
the variance in measures of psychological well-being (i.e., depression,
anger, anxiety, and satisfaction with life).
Consistent with the findings regarding the relationship between
forgiveness and mental health, it also appears that overall dispositional
forgiveness may be an important factor in the maintenance of
the ''health'' of intimate relationships such that people who are forgiving
tend to have longer, more satisfying romantic relationships
than people who are comparatively lower in forgiveness.
The figure below shows your score in gray, compared to the average of all other visitors to this website,
in black. The scale runs from 1 (least forgiving) to 7 (most forgiving). :
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