Sense of Purpose Scale
Development and initial validation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15029192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gitima Sharma (0000-0002-6084-2117, California State University System, corresponding author), Mariya Yukhymenko-Lescroart (California State University System), Mariya A Yukhymenko–Lescroart (0000-0002-0054-6666, California State University System), ZiYoung Kang (Pennsylvania State University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 188-199 |
| Publication date | 2018-07-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Applied Developmental Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1088-8691 • E-ISSN: 1532-480X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10888691.2016.1262262 |
| OpenAlex | W2591917232 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 42 |
This study focused on the development of the Sense of Purpose Scale and demonstrated three empirically interpretable subscales: awareness of purpose, awakening to purpose, and altruistic purpose. The results provided initial evidence for all three subscales reliability and validity with a sample of 300 undergraduate students. Future research should focus on the further validation and revision of items to increase all three subscales internal consistency
Construct validity · Developmental psychology · Incremental validity · Internal consistency · Psychometrics · Reliability (semiconductor · Sample (material · Scale (ratio · Test validity · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Optimism, Hope, and Well-being · Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction · Psychology · Social Psychology
Propósito vital y su relación con las actividades extracurriculares y laborales en estudiantes universitarios
The effect of doctor-patient relationship on doctor’s altruistic purpose from pediatrician data in China
Passion for Work and Well-Being of Working Adults
Applying variable- and person-centered approaches in the study of higher education learning outcomes
Ethical Leadership as a Driver of Supervisor Technical and Social Effectiveness
Purpose and meaning in life
Self-sacrifice for others’ flourishing
Engaging purpose in college
Psychometric evidences of the Persian version of the revised sense of purpose scale ( Sops ‐2‐ Pers ) in Iranian university students
Collective post‐traumatic growth
Making Sense of Factor Analysis
Scaling Procedures
Purpose, hope, and life satisfaction in three age groups
Determining the Number of Components from the Matrix of Partial Correlations
Meaning and Purpose in Life and Well-being
Factor Retention Decisions in Exploratory Factor Analysis
A Rationale and Test for the Number of Factors in Factor Analysis
A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology.
The Application of Electronic Computers to Factor Analysis
Social desirability scales
Adolescent Characteristics by Type of Long-Term Aim in Life
The Role of Purposeful Work Goals in Promoting Meaning in Life and in Schoolwork During Adolescence
Profiles of a Developmental Asset
The Development of the Santa Clara Brief Compassion Scale
Personal religious orientation and prejudice
Scale Development Research
The Scree Test For The Number Of Factors
Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being
The Development of Purpose During Adolescence
The meaning in life questionnaire
On the relation between meaning in life and psychological well-being
Convergent and discriminant validation by the multitrait-multimethod matrix
Construct validity in psychological tests
Compassionate love for close others and humanity
Intrinsic/Extrinsic Measurement
| Citations per year | 2.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |