Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness Scale

Forgiveness is essential in marriage as it can bring a sense of satisfaction to married life. This study aims to adapt and examine the factor structure of the Marital Forgiveness Scale (MFS), a forgiveness instrument in the context of marriage. After the process of adaptation to the Indonesian langu...

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Main Authors: Endah Puspita Sari, Avin Fadilla Helmi, Arum Febriani
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Published: Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Faculty of Psychology and Health 2024-11-01
Series:Psikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi
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Online Access:https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/Psikohumaniora/article/view/22463
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Arum Febriani
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description Forgiveness is essential in marriage as it can bring a sense of satisfaction to married life. This study aims to adapt and examine the factor structure of the Marital Forgiveness Scale (MFS), a forgiveness instrument in the context of marriage. After the process of adaptation to the Indonesian language and culture, validity and reliability tests were conducted, and a MIMIC model was developed. In an online and offline survey, 330 millennials (128 husbands, 202 wives, M-marriage age = 25.33, SD-marriage age = 3.12) completed the Indonesian version of the MFS. The validity test was conducted using confirmatory factor analysis, with the results showing that the values obtained were satisfactory (CFI & TLI ≥ .95; RMSEA = .06; SRMR < .08). The multidimensionality measurement of the Indonesian version of the MFS consists of two dimensions, a positive and a negative. The omega coefficient for the Indonesian version of the MFS is .694 (positive dimension) and .787 (negative dimension), indicating satisfactory reliability in the millennial sample. The results of the MIMIC model show that items 2 and 3 in the negative dimension have gender variance in the MFS. The scale is a suitable measure for evaluating individuals’ dispositional forgiveness in Indonesian millennial marital couples. It is hoped that the instrument will contribute to the advancement of the study of forgiveness in the marital context in Indonesia.
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spelling doaj-art-932ce158eee44934b0b1f18ca14239b12025-08-20T02:19:58ZengUniversitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang, Faculty of Psychology and HealthPsikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi2502-93632527-74562024-11-019226728610.21580/pjpp.v9i2.2246318730Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness ScaleEndah Puspita Sari0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2761-5353Avin Fadilla Helmi1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1785-0565Arum Febriani2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2114-1318Doctorate in Psychology Program, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Socio-Cultural Sciences, Universitas Islam Indonesia, YogyakartaDoctorate in Psychology Program, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, YogyakartaDoctorate in Psychology Program, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada, YogyakartaForgiveness is essential in marriage as it can bring a sense of satisfaction to married life. This study aims to adapt and examine the factor structure of the Marital Forgiveness Scale (MFS), a forgiveness instrument in the context of marriage. After the process of adaptation to the Indonesian language and culture, validity and reliability tests were conducted, and a MIMIC model was developed. In an online and offline survey, 330 millennials (128 husbands, 202 wives, M-marriage age = 25.33, SD-marriage age = 3.12) completed the Indonesian version of the MFS. The validity test was conducted using confirmatory factor analysis, with the results showing that the values obtained were satisfactory (CFI & TLI ≥ .95; RMSEA = .06; SRMR < .08). The multidimensionality measurement of the Indonesian version of the MFS consists of two dimensions, a positive and a negative. The omega coefficient for the Indonesian version of the MFS is .694 (positive dimension) and .787 (negative dimension), indicating satisfactory reliability in the millennial sample. The results of the MIMIC model show that items 2 and 3 in the negative dimension have gender variance in the MFS. The scale is a suitable measure for evaluating individuals’ dispositional forgiveness in Indonesian millennial marital couples. It is hoped that the instrument will contribute to the advancement of the study of forgiveness in the marital context in Indonesia.https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/Psikohumaniora/article/view/22463forgivenessmarital forgiveness scalemimic modelreliabilityvalidity
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Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness Scale
Psikohumaniora: Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi
forgiveness
marital forgiveness scale
mimic model
reliability
validity
title Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness Scale
title_full Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness Scale
title_fullStr Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness Scale
title_full_unstemmed Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness Scale
title_short Cross-cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the Marital Forgiveness Scale
title_sort cross cultural adaptation and factor structure investigation of the marital forgiveness scale
topic forgiveness
marital forgiveness scale
mimic model
reliability
validity
url https://journal.walisongo.ac.id/index.php/Psikohumaniora/article/view/22463
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