@misc{10481/95792,
year = {2024},
month = {10},
url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/95792},
abstract = {Forgiveness is associated with one’s health and well-being as well as one’s religious
beliefs. However, an instrument for measuring forgiveness has not been validated among
Moroccans. The Enright Forgiveness Inventory–30 (EFI-30) is one of the most used instruments
to measure interpersonal forgiveness and has been validated and adapted across
various countries and languages. To validate the EFI-30 in the Moroccan context, we translated
the original English EFI-30 into Arabic. A self-report measure of religiosity was also
included. A sample of 709 adult Moroccans (75.2% women) was obtained. Confirmatory
factor analysis showed good fit indices for the original six-factor structure (positive affect,
negative affect, positive behavior, negative behavior, positive cognition, and negative cognition)
of the EFI-30. The results on the relationship between religion (between Muslim
and Christian participants), age and gender, and the forgiveness process are presented. The
Arabic EFI-30 has been found to be a valid measure for forgiveness among Moroccans,
serving as a useful tool for future research. Moreover, counselors could adopt the EFI-30 to
screen clients and evaluate therapy outcomes.},
organization = {Grant of the Consellería de Cultura, Educación e
Universidade of the Xunta de Galicia (Code: ED431B 2023/09)},
publisher = {SpringerLink},
keywords = {Forgiveness},
keywords = {EFI-30},
keywords = {Morocco},
keywords = {Religion},
title = {Validating the Enright Forgiveness Inventory in Morocco: Religion and Forgiveness},
doi = {10.1007/s11089-024-01170-7},
author = {Fariña, Francisca and Novo, Mercedes and Zhao, Xiang and Benaisa‑Mimon, Malik and Mohamed Mohand, Laila},
}