This study examined the structure of forgiveness motives expressed by young adults in two different countries: Angola and Portugal. A total of 483 participants (245 Angolans and 238 Portuguese) were presented with the Motivation to Forgive Questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses revealed a four-factor structure in both samples, namely: Forgiveness through restoration of sympathy, Forgiveness through morality, Forgiveness through love, and Forgiveness as recovery of mastery (in order of strength of endorsement). The Forgiveness through morality score was notably higher among Angolans than among Portuguese. This result is consistent with suggestions that Africans appear to have a greater disposition to forgive unconditionally than Westerners.

这项研究考察了安哥拉和葡萄牙这两个不同国家的年轻人表达的宽恕动机的结构。共有 483 名参与者（245 名安哥拉人和 238 名葡萄牙人）接受了宽恕动机调查问卷。探索性和验证性因素分析揭示了两个样本的四因素结构，即：通过恢复同情心的宽恕、通过道德的宽恕、通过爱的宽恕和恢复掌控的宽恕（按照认可的强度顺序）。安哥拉人的道德宽恕得分明显高于葡萄牙人。这一结果与非洲人似乎比西方人更愿意无条件宽恕的说法是一致的。