Construction and Validation of a Meaning in Life Scale in the Taiwanese Cultural Context
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13670943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ya-huei Wang (0000-0003-1369-3363, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, Chung Shan Medical University, Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital), Hung‐Chang Liao (0000-0002-4538-9334, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, corresponding author), Hung-Chang Liao (0000-0002-2503-4405, Department of Medical Education, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Department of Health Services Administration, Chung Shan Medical University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 117 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 437-451 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/08.07.pr0.117c19z4 |
| PMID | 26444832 |
| OpenAlex | W2260765310 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 30 |
The objective was to construct and validate a Chinese-language Meaning in Life Scale (MiLS) and to assess its psychometric properties. The three most popular scales have some weaknesses and are grounded in a Western cultural context. Consequently, a comprehensive and psychometrically adequate meaning in life scale is needed for use in Asian samples. 500 randomly selected participants from the Taiwanese public provided 476 valid responses to a written questionnaire. The participants' ages ranged from 18 to 63 years (M age = 42.3 yr.; 181 men, 295 women). Exploratory factor analysis reduced the initial 41 items to 33 items, based on a 5-point rating scale. Five factors were extracted: Contented with life (10 items; 33.20% of total variance), Goals in life (5 items; 6.95%), Enthusiasm and commitment (7 items; 6.28%), Understanding (6 items; 5.41%), and Sense or meaning to human existence (5 items; 4.57%). The MiLS showed satisfactory internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and concurrent validity. Therefore, the MiLS was found to be a valid and reliable instrument to measure the subjective sense of a meaning in life in the Taiwanese cultural context
Concurrent validity · Construct validity · Context (archaeology · Developmental psychology · Enthusiasm · Exploratory factor analysis · Internal consistency · Meaning (existential · Psychometrics · Psychotherapist · Rating scale · Scale (ratio · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |