Think of the time (option to specify time period; eg

Marital Forgiveness Scale – Event

Think of the time (option to specify time period; eg., during the last 12 months) when you felt most wronged or hurt by your partner.

Write a very brief description of what happened:

How much hurt or upset did you experience when this event happened?

Very little 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Most hurt

hurt ever felt

Now please rate the following statements:

Strongly Strongly

Disagree Agree

1 2 3 4 5 6 I didn’t want to have anything to do with her/him

1 2 3 4 5 6 I soon forgave my partner

1 2 3 4 5 6 I found a way to make her/him regret it

1 2 3 4 5 6 I gave him/her the cold shoulder,

1 2 3 4 5 6 I withdrew from my partner

1 2 3 4 5 6 I did something to even the score,

1 2 3 4 5 6 It was easy to feel warmly again toward my partner

1 2 3 4 5 6 I retaliated or did something to get my own back

1 2 3 4 5 6 I am able to act as positively toward my partner now as I was before it happened

The above items yield three subscales:

Benevolence (2^nd, 7^th, 9^th items, alpha = .86 and .85 for husbands and wives, respectively)

Avoidance (1^st, 4^th, 5^th items, alpha = .76 and .80 for husbands and wives, respectively),

Retaliation (3^rd, 6^th, 8^th items, alpha = .79 and .77 for husbands and wives, respectively)

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