Forgiveness of Self: 30

Forgiveness of Others: 26

Forgiveness of Situations: 42

Total Heartland Forgiveness Scale: 98

• write your OVERALL score AS WELL AS your three subscores. Use examples to make connections
• Next, write a reaction (may go over slightly, but not under in length) to the overall results. You may also want to comment on the dimensions you scored the highest and/or lowest.
• Be sure to make a connection to conflict resolution.
• Once again, remember this prompt does not ask your opinion about the survey methodology. You should focus on your overall scores and your reaction to these scores.

Your score on the Forgiveness of Self subscale indicates how forgiving you tend to be of yourself. Similarly, your score on the Forgiveness of Others subscale reflects how forgiving you tend to be of other people, and your score on the Forgiveness of Situations subscale shows how forgiving you tend to be of negative circumstances, events, or situations that are beyond anyone's control (such as a an illness or natural disaster). Your score on the Total Heartland Forgiveness scale indicates how forgiving you tend to be, in general, of yourself, others, and negative uncontrollable circumstances. Higher scores indicate higher levels of forgiveness, and lower scores indicate lower levels of forgiveness. On the three subscales, scores of 31 are average, and on the Total Forgiveness scale, a score of 93 is average