The Forbearance Scale (FS) is a 16-item self-report measure of forbearance. In this study, we examined the psychometric properties of the FS subscale and composite scores and developed a 9-item short form of the measure (FS-SF 9). A sample of 1,137 participants was drawn from community, NGO, and college settings. The sample was split into a derivation sample (n = 567) and a validation sample (n = 570). Exploratory factor analyses of the derivation sample data were used to select short-form items. Using the validation sample, confirmatory factor analyses were used to assess fit for proposed item-to-factor assignments. The results of the confirmatory factor analyses supported that the FS-SF 9 had a theoretically congruent factor structure and that all the subscale and composite scores displayed high internal consistency. Correlations with scores from established measures of a lack of forgiveness and emotion regulation also supported the validity of the FS-SF 9. Our data suggest that the FS-SF 9 subscales and composite score retained the psychometric strengths of their longer FS counterparts. Overall, the short form of the FS provides a brief assessment of the construct measured by the full form. Theoretical and practical applications are discussed.

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忍量量表简表的开发和验证

忍耐量表 (FS) 是一个 16 项的自我报告忍耐量表。在这项研究中，我们检查了 FS 分量表和综合分数的心理测量特性，并开发了一个 9 项的简短形式的测量 (FS-SF 9)。从社区、非政府组织和大学环境中抽取了 1,137 名参与者的样本。样本分为衍生样本 (n = 567) 和验证样本 (n = 570)。推导样本数据的探索性因素分析用于选择简短的项目。使用验证样本，验证性因素分析用于评估建议的项目到因素分配的适合性。验证性因素分析的结果支持 FS-SF 9 具有理论上一致的因素结构，并且所有分量表和综合分数都显示出高度的内部一致性。与缺乏宽恕和情绪调节的既定措施得分的相关性也支持 FS-SF 9 的有效性。我们的数据表明，FS-SF 9 分量表和综合得分保留了其较长 FS 对应项的心理测量优势。总体而言，FS 的简短形式提供了对完整形式衡量的结构的简要评估。讨论了理论和实际应用。