RT Journal Article
T1 Development and validation of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory 30- item version in Argentina
A1 Fariña Rivera, Francisca
A1 Zhao, Xiang
A1 Novo Pérez, Mercedes
A1 Rique, Julio
A1 Oyhamburu, Maria Silvia
K1 EFI
K1 Argentina
K1 Forgiveness
K1 Validation
K1 Psychometric test
K1 Factor analysis
AB Research on forgiveness has received growing academic interest. The Enright Forgiveness Inventory (EFI) is one of the most widely used interpersonal forgiveness measures in the world. However, its validation study had not been conducted in Latin America. This study aimed to investigate the structural validity of the EFI 30-item version (EFI-30) in Argentina. An online survey was administrated including the EFI-30 and a social desirability scale, as well as demographic questions. A convenience sample (N = 472) was recruited. All participants were originally from Argentina, and 47.2% were married or cohabiting in a relationship. Factor analysis was used to evaluate structural validity. Part of the EFI-30 is a single-item forgiveness question that was used to examine the inventory’s convergent validity. Other conventional psychometric tests were also performed to validate the previous analyses. The results confirmed the six-factor structure of the EFI-30, namely, positive affect, negative affect, positive behaviour, negative behaviour, positive cognition, and negative cognition. Findings are consistent with previous validation studies across countries. The strong scalability of the Argentine EFI-30 provides multiple avenues for future research. The study might be replicated among other demographic groups (e.g., adolescents) in Argentina.
PB Springer
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38598
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10347/38598
LA eng
NO Fariña, F., Zhao, X., Novo, M. et al. Development and validation of the Enright Forgiveness Inventory 30-item version in Argentina. Curr Psychol 43, 23053–23060 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06049-7
DS Minerva
RD 7 jun 2026