Psychometric Validation of Adapted Inventory of Virtues and Strengths

2021 ◽  
pp. 003435522199355
Author(s):  
Jeong Han Kim ◽  
Jaehoon Lee ◽  
Taryn V. Richardson ◽  
Dong Hun Lee ◽  
Brian T. McMahon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Psychosocial Adaptation ◽  
Character Traits ◽  
Psychometric Validation ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Resilience Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
General Self Efficacy

The purpose of this study was to validate the Adapted Inventory of Virtues and Strengths (AIVS). AIVS is a unique instrument that operationalizes virtues in terms of character traits that are specially designed for psychosocial adaptation and rehabilitation. Data were collected from 464 individuals with disabilities and analyzed via the combination of exploratory ( n = 256) and confirmatory analyses ( n = 208). Although the results suggest dropping some items, the original five-virtue structure was supported and confirmed via both analyses. The construct validity of AIVS was further analyzed via correlation analyses between AIVS and other measures including Values in Action Inventory of Strengths 72-Item, Satisfaction with Life Scale, Connor-Davison Resilience Scale, and General Self-Efficacy Scale. The results suggest that with continuing research to document reliability and validity, AIVS has potential in the context of rehabilitation research. Further discussion on psychometric information of AIVS and future implications were presented.

scholarly journals Assessment of workplace bullying: reliability and validity of an Arabic version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R)

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. e024009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nisrine N Makarem ◽  
Lucy R Tavitian-Elmadjian ◽  
Dayana Brome ◽  
Ghassan N Hamadeh ◽  
Ståle Einarsen
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Bullying ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Arab World ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Arabic Version ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Negative Acts

IntroductionInterest in workplace bullying has been steadily growing since the 1990s, focusing on understanding its driving factors, prevalence rates in different occupations and countries, its consequences, as well as the characteristics of the typical bully and victim. Currently, the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R) is the most frequently used questionnaire to assess workplace bullying. Studies in the Arab world are scarce and to date the NAQ-R has not been validated in Arabic, the official or co-official language in around 25 countries in the Middle East and Asia. The aim of this study was therefore to develop an Arabic version of NAQ-R.Materials and methods447 participants aged 18–70 years were recruited through convenient sampling. Exclusion criteria were illiteracy and employment for less than 6 months. Participants were recruited from shops, banks, travel agencies and restaurants in an area in central Beirut around a tertiary care medical centre.A two-stage process was employed to translate the original version of NAQ-R to Arabic. This translated version along with validated Arabic versions of the Satisfaction with Life Scale and the Beck Depression Inventory II were distributed to participants.ResultsA 14-item two-factor NAQ-R, with subscales of person-related and work-related bullying, was supported. Reliability coefficients for total and subscale scores of the NAQ-R ranged from 0.63 to 0.90. The Arabic NAQ-R had good concurrent validity as indicated by significant correlations with depression and satisfaction with life (p< 0.05).ConclusionNAQ-R was translated to Arabic and adapted. The results revealed acceptable levels of reliability and construct validity. As for the underlying factor structure, it needs to be further supported.

scholarly journals Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) adapted to work: Psychometric Properties of the Satisfaction with Work Scale (SWWS)

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 557-566
Author(s):  
Mª Dolores Merino ◽  
Jesús Privado Zamorano ◽  
Rocío Durán
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Original Version ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Work Context ◽  
Reliable Measure ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Life Scale

El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido adaptar la Escala de Satisfacción con la Vida (SWLS) al contest laboral, generando la Escala de Satisfacción con el Trabajo (SWWS). Para ello, los ítems fueron adaptados al context laboral modificando la version original SWLS lo menos possible. Se empleó una muestra de 199 trabajadores de diferentes sectores con una media de edad 33,53 años (DT = 12,78 años). La validez interna, convergente y de constructo fue analizada, también la fiabilidad y la invarianza en función del sexo. Los resultados indican que SWWS es una escala válida y fiable para medir la satisfacción cognitiva laboral además de ser breve, general y de una dimension. Los resultados indican que la SWLS puede adaptarse a contextos específicos como la escuela, la familia o la vida en pareja, algo que hasta ahora no ha sido realizado. The purpose of this research has been to adapt the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) to the work context, giving rise to the Satisfaction With Work Scale (SWWS). To do this, the items were adapted to the work context by modifying the original version of the SWLS as little as possible. A sample of 199 workers from different sectors with an average age of 37.53 years (SD = 12.78 years) was used. Internal, converge and construct validity were analysed, as well as reliability and sex invariance. The results indicate that the SWWS is a valid and reliable measure of cognitive job satisfaction that has the advantage of being brief, general and one-dimensional. Moreover, these results found, open the way to the adaptation of the SWLS to specific contexts such as school, family or couple life, which until now had not been done.

scholarly journals Temperamental basis of sense of humor: Validating the state-trait-cheerfulness-inventory in Mainland China

2017 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guo‐Hai Chen ◽  
Willibald F. Ruch ◽  
Li Yan-Na
Keyword(s):  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
The State ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Chinese Translation ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractThis paper examined the reliability and validity of the State-Trait-Cheerfulness-Inventory (STCI) in Mainland China. The Chinese translation of the STCI-T<106i>, STCI-S<45i> and the Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS) were administered to 476 university students (313 females, 157 males, 6 missing; 20.40 ± 1.35 years of age). Results showed that the STCI-T<106> and the STCI-S<45> had high Cronbach alphas ranging from 0.60 to 0.92 in Mainland China, and the factorial structures of the instruments were supported. The STCI-T<60> and STCI-S<30> were developed utilizing three criteria for the selection of items. Cronbach alphas were satisfactory ranging from 0.67 to 0.94. The factor structure of the items appeared to be highly generalizable in Mainland China. Joint factor analyses of the state and trait items yielded three factors (cheerfulness, seriousness and bad mood) both as traits and states with the homologous concepts positively correlated. As expected, cheerfulness correlated negatively with bad mood, and cheerfulness correlated negatively with state seriousness. Meanwhile, seriousness correlated positively with bad mood. Moreover, life satisfaction was related positively with cheerfulness and negatively with bad mood, and could be predicted by high cheerfulness and low bad mood. Applications of the STCI-T<60> and STCI-S<30> in the Chinese context and future research are discussed.

Test-Retest Reliability, Internal Consistency, and Construct Validity of the Farsi Version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory

2008 ◽  
Vol 103 (1) ◽  
pp. 139-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Asghar Bayani
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Oxford Happiness Inventory ◽  
Test Retest Reliability ◽  
Farsi Version

This study examined the reliability and preliminary evidence for validity of a Farsi (Persian) version of the Oxford Happiness Inventory with 309 undergraduate students (161 women and 148 men). Participants completed the Farsi versions of four subscales of the Oxford Happiness Inventory, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Depression-Happiness Scale. Analyses indicated that the Farsi version of the Oxford Happiness Scale has reliability as a measure of well-being and provided some preliminary evidence of construct validity.

scholarly journals Happiness and Satisfaction after 1 Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-123
Author(s):  
Diena Dwidienawati ◽  
David Tjahjana ◽  
Dyah Gandasari ◽  
M. Faisal
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Impact

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is on human health and other aspects of human life. The government's most common action to prevent the spread of the infection is mobility restriction. The implication of this mobility restriction is the limitation of social activities can be done. Mobility restriction was implemented in Jakarta and its surrounding cities and impacted more than 20 million people. The previous study showed that mobility restriction impacted people's happiness and life satisfaction. After one year of COVID-19 measure implementation, is the adaption effect applied? This study aims to see whether, after one year of the COVID-19 pandemic, people are starting to adapt, and their well-being level is improving compared to the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey was conducted in February - March 2021. Happiness and satisfaction with life were measured using the Subjective Happiness Scale and Satisfaction with Life Scale. The reliability and validity of measures were analyzed with SPSS. The study reveals that the participant's happiness level was only slightly happy, and the level of satisfaction was only slightly satisfied. The participants claim that their happiness has deteriorated during mobility restriction (58%). Fifty-eight percent felt their satisfaction has deteriorated. The student's group is shown as the most impacted group in their happiness and life satisfaction scale.

scholarly journals Self-Efficacy as a Predictor of Life Satisfaction among Undergraduate Students

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaud Ansari ◽  
Dr. Kr. Sajid Ali Khan
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Simple Linear Regression ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
General Self Efficacy

In the present investigation an attempt was made to study the Self-efficacy, as a predictor of Life satisfaction among undergraduate students. A sample of 120 under-graduate students from Faculty of Social Science, AMU, Aligarh was drawn by using purposive sampling technique. General Self-Efficacy Scale–Hindi Version (GSE-H) developed by Jerusalem & Schwarzer (1992) and Satisfaction with life Scale developed by Diener, Emmons, Larsen, and Griffen (1985) were administered. For the data analyses Simple Linear Regression was applied. The findings of the present study showed that Self-efficacy and Life Satisfaction significantly correlated with each other and Self-Efficacy had its significant impact on Life Satisfaction among under-graduate students.

Reliability and Validity of the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale Among Chinese College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 727-736
Author(s):  
Xueting Zhou ◽  
Siyao Wu ◽  
Hong Zhu ◽  
Taisheng Cai
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Valid Instrument

Our objective was to revise the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale (PANPS) and then to test the reliability and validity of the Positive and Negative Perfectionism Scale-Chinese Revised (PANPS-CR). University students (N = 378) completed the PANPS, the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale, the Satisfaction With Life Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect Scale. Two student samples (N = 519 and 458) completed the PANPS-CR. Results of Pearson's correlation coefficients, independent samples t tests, exploratory factor analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the PANPS-CR is a reliable and valid instrument to assess positive and negative aspects of perfectionism among Chinese college students.

scholarly journals Using the Satisfaction with Life Scale in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Validation Study in Different European Countries

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona Lucas-Carrasco ◽  
Brenda L. Den Oudsten ◽  
Erhan Eser ◽  
Michael J. Power
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
International Study ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Life Scale

Background. Overall, people with chronic illnesses have lower life satisfaction compared to nonclinical populations. The objective of this international study was to examine the psychometric properties of the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD).Methods. PD patients (n=350) were recruited and interviewed at different specialized services in the United Kingdom, Spain, Czech Republic, Italy, and The Netherlands. A questionnaire set including a measure of life satisfaction, quality of life (QoL), self-reported health and disability status, and sociodemographic information was used. Acceptability, reliability, and validity were examined.Results. The internal consistency was good (α= 0.81). The scale structure was satisfactory (comparative fit index = 0.99; root mean square error of approximation = 0.08). The SWLS was able to discriminate between healthy and unhealthy, disabled and nondisabled, and those perceiving a more severe impact of the disability on their lives. Concurrent validity using multiple linear regression models confirmed associations between SWLS and QoL and age.Conclusions. This study is the first to report on the use of the SWLS in PD patients in different European countries. It is a useful tool in assessing satisfaction with life in PD patients through the continuum of care.

Further Evidence for Construct Validity of the Interpersonal Relationship Inventory: Japanese Version

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 595-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katsunori Sumi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Satisfaction With Life ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Japanese Version ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
The Self ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Life Scale

The Japanese versions of the Interpersonal Relationship Inventory, the Satisfaction with Life Scale, and the Self-esteem Scale were administered to 153 Japanese college students. Weak to modest significant correlations between scores on the inventory and measure of life satisfaction and self-esteem provided further incremental support for construct validity of the inventory.

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