Measuring Interpersonal Forgiveness in Late Adolescence and Middle Adulthood

Authors

Suzanne FreedmanFollow
Michael J. Subkoviak
Robert D. EnrightFollow
Ching Ru Wu
Elizabeth A. Gassin
Leanne M. Olson
Issidoros Sarinopoulos

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Adolescence

Volume

18

Issue

6

First Page

641

Last Page

655

Abstract

The construct of interpersonal forgiveness is operationalized and tested with 197 college students and 197 of their same-gender parents in the Midwestern United States. The Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI) showed strong internal consistency reliability. The EFI correlates significantly and negatively with anxiety particularly when a person is experiencing deep hurt in a developmentally relevant area. Age differences also were observed. Particularly when the hurt concerns a developmentally relevant area, college students are less forgiving and have more anxiety than their same-gender parents. The EFI thus appears to have sound psychometric properties. © 1995 Association for Professionals in Services for Adolescents.

Department

Department of Educational Psychology, Foundations, and Leadership Studies

Original Publication Date

1-1-1995

DOI of published version

10.1006/jado.1995.1045

Recommended Citation

Freedman, Suzanne; Subkoviak, Michael J.; Enright, Robert D.; Wu, Ching Ru; Gassin, Elizabeth A.; Olson, Leanne M.; and Sarinopoulos, Issidoros, "Measuring Interpersonal Forgiveness in Late Adolescence and Middle Adulthood" (1995). Faculty Publications. 6416.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/facpub/6416