Development of the Meaning in Life Scale for Older Adults
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
;
: 86-96, 2017.
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in Korean
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| ID: wpr-76774
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the newly developed instrument, Meaning in Life, for elderly Korean people.METHODS:
Ten older adults participated in the qualitative research used to develop the initial items. Participants for the psychometric testing were 371 community-dwelling older adults. Validity and reliability analyses included content, construct, and criterion-related validities, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability.RESULTS:
The Meaning in Life Scale consisted of 12 items with three distinct factors; value of life, source of life, and will to live, which explained 86.7% of the total variance. A three-factor structure was validated by confirmatory factor analysis. Criterion-related validity was supported by comparison with the Purpose in Life Test (r=.74). Reliabilities were secured with test-retest reliability of Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC) .85 and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient .90.CONCLUSION:
The results of this study indicate that this instrument is useful to measure meaning in life in Korean elders.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Psychometrics
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Reproducibility of Results
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Factor Analysis, Statistical
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Value of Life
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Qualitative Research
Type of study:
Qualitative research
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
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