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Conditional-Unconditional Divine Forgiveness Scale


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Assessment name: Conditional-Unconditional Divine Forgiveness
Scale (CUDFS)

Scale overview: The author created two three-item measures of conditional and unconditional aspects of divine forgiveness considering items used on previous measures of conditionality in interpersonal forgiveness.

Author: Frank D. Fincham



Scale items: 
There are six items. Three items measure Conditional and three measure Unconditional Divine Forgiveness.

Psychometric properties

Fincham (2024) reported the results of three studies.
A two-factor solution reflecting the two dimensions of conditional (CF) and unconditional (UF) divine forgiveness were supported by factor analyses.

In study one, alpha CF = .82 and UF =.73.

Tables include means and standard deviations.

Tables provide evidence supporting convergent and divergent validity. For example, a measure of Divine Forgiveness was positively correlated with both CF and UF in study one. And neither subscale was significantly related to measures of depressive symptoms, flourishing, or impression management.

The participants were mostly women attending a US university.

Availability: The items are included in Fincham (2024).

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alpha (Cronbach's Alpha) reliability >> Reliability

Factor Analysis   >>   FA


Standard Deviation >> SD

Standard Deviation >> SD

References for the scale in this post

Fincham, F. D. (2024). The conditionality of divine forgiveness: Assessment and initial findings. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Advance online publication. https://dx.doi.org/10.1037/rel000054

Organizing information from this measure

Data from the CUDFS are within the core S - SELF domain in the SCOPES model as a measure of an aspect of spiritual identity and is linked to the C (Cognitive) domain as a set of beliefs.


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