DECISIONAL FORGIVENESS SCALE
Directions: Think of your current intentions toward the person who hurt you. Indicate the degree to which you
agree or disagree with the following statements.
Strongly
Disagree(SD)Disagree
(D)Neutral
(N)Agree
(A)Strongly
Agree(SA)
1.I intend to try to hurt him or her in the same way
he or she hurt me.SD D N A SA
2.II will not try to help him or her if he or she
needs something.SD D N A SA
3.If I see him or her, I will act friendly. SD D N A SA
4.I will try to get back at him or her. SD D N A SA
5.I will try to act toward him or her in the same way
I did before he or she hurt me.SD D N A SA
6.If there is an opportunity to get back at him or her,
I will take it.SD D N A SA
7.I will not talk with him or her. SD D N A SA
8.I will not seek revenge upon him or her. SD D N A SA
Notes :
Scoring Instructions: Items 1, 2, 4, 6, and 7 are reverse scored. Subscales are Prosocial Intentions (items 2, 3, 5, 7)
and Inhibition of Harmful Intentions (items 1, 4, 6, 8).Reproduced with permission.
EMOTIONAL FORGIVENESS SCALE
Directions: Think of your current emotions toward the person who hurt you. Indicate the degree to which you
agree or disagree with the following statements.
Strongly
Disagree(SD)Disagree
(D)Neutral
(N)Agree
(A)Strongly
Agree(SA)
1.I care about him or her. SD D N A SA
2.I no longer feel upset when I think of him or her. SD D N A SA
3.I’m bitter about what he or she did to me. SD D N A SA
4. I feel sympathy toward him or her. SD D N A SA5.I’m mad about what happened. SD D N A SA
6.I like him or her. SD D N A SA
7.I resent what he or she did to me. SD D N A SA
8.I feel love toward him or her. SD D N A SA
Notes :
Scoring Instructions : Items 3, 5, and 7 are reverse scored. Subscales are Presence of Positive Emotion (items 1, 4,
6, 8) and Reduction of Negative Emotions (items 2, 3, 5, 7).Reproduced with permission.486 17. MEASURES OF FORGIVENESS
IV. INTERPERSONAL STYLES