Reliability and validity of Meaningful Life Measure-Chinese Revised in Chinese college students
10.3969/j.issn.1673-4254.2017.04.13
- VernacularTitle:中文修订版生命意义量表在大学生中应用的信效度
- Author:
Rong XIAO
1
;
Qiaozhen LAI
;
Jiaping YANG
Author Information
1. 南方医科大学公共卫生学院心理学系
- Keywords:
meaning;
meaning in life;
Meaningful Life Measure;
reliability;
validity
- From:
Journal of Southern Medical University
2017;37(4):499-504
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To test the reliability and validity of Meaningful Life Measure-Chinese Revised (MLM-CR) in Chinese college students. Methods A total of 1035 college students were evaluated with MLM-CR, Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Purpose in Life (PIL) and Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2), and 120 of the students were examined with PIL-SF twice. Result All the items in MLM-CR had good discrimination indexes (r=0.753-0.838, P<0.001). Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the hypothesized five-factor model of MLM-CR (χ2/df=3.4, GFI=0.946, AGFI=0.924, RMR=0.069, NFI=0.953, CFI=0.966, RMSEA=0.048). The total internal consistency reliability of MLM-CR was 0.942, and the alpha coefficients of the 5 dimensions ranged from 0.782 to 0.877;the total split-half reliability was 0.920, and the split-half reliability of the 5 dimensions ranged from 0.752 to 0.830;the total test-retest reliability was 0.871, and the test-retest reliability of the 5 dimensions ranged from 0.783 to 0.805. The criterion validity of MLM-CR in correlation with SWLS, PIL and PHQ-2 was 0.66, 0.755 and-0.388, respectively (P<0.01). The Average score of MLM-CR of the college students was 5.20 ± 0.90, and the scores were significantly higher in female students than in the male students (P<0.001). Conclusion MLM-CR has good psychometric properties for application in comprehensive evaluation of personal meaning in life.
