This study examined the psychometric properties of two forgiveness scales u
sing participants enrolled at a Midwestern Catholic university (N = 328). T
he Forgiveness Scale is a 15-item Likert-type scale designed to measure for
giveness toward an offender. The Forgiveness Likelihood Scale is a 10-item
Likert-type scale designed to measure tendency to forgive across situations
. Factor analyses revealed that the Forgiveness Scale contains two subscale
s (i.e., Absence of Negative. Presence of Positive) and the Forgiveness Lik
elihood Scale consists of a single factor, Both scales have adequate intern
al consistency and test-retest reliability. Both subscales of the Forgivene
ss Scale were significantly correlated in the expected direction with measu
res of forgiveness, religiousness, anger, hope, religious well-being, exist
ential wellbeing, and social desirability. The Forgiveness Likelihood Scale
was significantly correlated in the expected direction with measures of fo
rgiveness, religiousness, trait anger, religious well-being, and social des
irability.