Reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the multidimensional existential meaning scale in college students

VernacularTitle:多维生命意义感量表中文版用于大学生群体的信效度分析
Author: Jingjing ZHOU ¹ ; Ting LI ; Qingzhuo REN ; Suwei WANG ; Pei TONG ; Yajing ZHENG ; Yulin GAO
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1. 南方医科大学护理学院
Keywords: Meaning in life; College students; Reliability; Validity
From: Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science 2018;27(11):1043-1046
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of multidimen-sional existential meaning scale (MEMS-C) in college students. Methods The MEMS was translated into Chinese. A total of 453 college students was tested by convenience sampling method via online survery. Eighteen college students were surveyed by MEMS-C before and after a two-week interval in order to analyze the retest reliability of the scale. Results The fitting indexes of the confirmatory factor analysis were χ2=450. 510,df=74,P<0. 01,χ2/df=6. 088,GFI=0. 859,CFI=0. 930,RMSEA=0. 106,RMR=0. 074,SRMR=0. 0494. The correlation validity coefficient of the scale was 0. 617 (P<0. 01). Internal consistency relia-bility coefficient of the total scale,comprehension,purpose,and mattering factors were 0. 935,0. 893,0. 936, 0. 733. The retest reliability was 0. 908 (P<0. 01). Conclusion The MEMS-C has good reliability and va-lidity. It is suitable to measure the sense of life of college students.