Forgiveness in the Context of Divorce: A Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance Study via Multiple-Group Factor Analysis (CFA) across Chile and Spain

Diana Rivera-Ottenberger, Mónica Guzmán-González, Carlos Calderón, Sagrario Yárnoz-Yaben and Priscila Comino
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Diana Rivera-Ottenberger: School of Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 7820436, Chile
Mónica Guzmán-González: School of Psychology, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile
Carlos Calderón: School of Psychology, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta 1240000, Chile
Sagrario Yárnoz-Yaben: Faculty of Psychology, Universidad del País Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 20018 Donostia, Spain
Priscila Comino: Education and Sport Faculty, Universidad del País Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, 01006 Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 16, 1-7

Abstract: (1) Background: Current research on the factors involved in the adaptation process to divorce or separation has explored cross-cultural differences. An initial step in the cross-cultural field is to investigate whether the measurements applied are comparable in different cultural contexts. The aim of the present study is to test the measurement invariance of the Questionnaire of Forgiveness in Divorce-Separation (CPD-S); (2) Methods: The CPD-S was completed by 556 (M = 44.52, SD = 10.18) and 240 (M = 41.44, SD = 7.87) Chilean and Spanish divorced individuals, respectively. Confirmatory factor analyses in single samples and measurement invariance testing in a multi-group framework were conducted to test the cross-group equivalence; (3) Results: The single-factor structure of the CPD-S was supported in both countries. Measurement invariance analysis demonstrated that the CPD-S had partial scalar measurement invariance; (4) Conclusions: The evidence supports the conclusion that CPD-S operates similarly across both countries. Findings are discussed from a cross-cultural and methodological perspective.

Keywords: divorce; forgiveness; measurement invariance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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