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Development of the Meaning in Life Scale for Older Adultsopen access노인의 삶의 의미 측정 도구 개발
- Other Titles
- 노인의 삶의 의미 측정 도구 개발
- Authors
- Lee, Si Eun; Hong, Gwi-Ryung Son
- Issue Date
- Feb-2017
- Publisher
- KOREAN SOC NURSING SCIENCE
- Keywords
- Aged; Life; Factor analysis; Validity and reliability
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF NURSING, v.47, no.1, pp.86 - 97
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KCI
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF KOREAN ACADEMY OF NURSING
- Volume
- 47
- Number
- 1
- Start Page
- 86
- End Page
- 97
- ISSN
- 2005-3673
- Abstract
- Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop and test the psychometric properties of the newly developed instrument, Meaning in Life, for elderly Korean people. Methods: Ten older adults participated in the qualitative research used to develop the initial items. Participants for the psychometric testing were 371 community-dwelling older adults. Validity and reliability analyses included content, construct, and criterion-related validities, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability. Results: The Meaning in Life Scale consisted of 12 items with three distinct factors; value of life, source of life, and will to live, which explained 86.7% of the total variance. A three-factor structure was validated by confirmatory factor analysis. Criterion-related validity was supported by comparison with the Purpose in Life Test (r=.74). Reliabilities were secured with test-retest reliability of Intra-class Correlation Coefficient (ICC).85 and the Cronbach's alpha coefficient.90. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that this instrument is useful to measure meaning in life in Korean elders.
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