title: Further validation of the Dutch version of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory.
abstract: This study examined the reliability, construct validity, and factor pattern of the Dutch version of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI) in a sample of 731 respondents (heterosexually married adults, 359 males and 372 females) in Belgium. The Cronbach alpha for EFI total (.98) and all its subscales, Positive Affect (PA) (.95), Negative Affect (NA) (.92), Positive Behaviour (PB) (.94), Negative Behaviour (NB) (.94), Positive Cognition (PC) (.95), Negative Cognition (NC) (.93) were high. The construct validity of the scale was measured by a 1-item scale. The 1-item scale proved to be positive, strong and significantly (p < .001) correlated with EFI (.73). Principal components analysis in an Initial Factor Method found a one-factor solution confirming the unidimensional structure of EFI.
authors.affiliation: Family and Sexuality Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, K.Leopold 1 Straat-12, Leuven, 3000, Belgium. Orathinkal@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Orathinkal
authors.forename: Alfons
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vansteenwegen
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Enright
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stroobants
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012919:Social Behavior