Revisal of Gratitude Scale (GRAT) for Chinese College Students
- VernacularTitle:大学生感戴量表(GRAT)的修订
- Author:
Wengang SUN
;
Jin WANG
;
Rensheng HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Gratitude;
Exploratory factor analysis;
Cross-cultural;
College students
- From:Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology
1993;0(01):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To revise the Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Test (GRAT) for Chinese college students. Methods: On the translation of the Gratitude, Resentment, and Appreciation Test (GRAT), some items was modified and developed a revised gratitude scale in the context of Chinese culture. The GRAT was filled by 1000 students from six universities. Results: The results of EFA have three factors, lack of a sense of deprivation (or sense of abundance), appreciation for simple pleasures, and social appreciation, the three factors are similar for study of Watkins. The result of CFA indicated that the validity of formal questionnaire was acceptable with the factor loading of each item. Internal consistency analysis showed that the Cronbach ? coefficient was 0.910, split -half correlation coefficients was 0.902. And the test-retest stability coefficient was 0.850. Conclusion: The reliability and validity of GRAT are verified.
