Development of the Meaning in Life Scale for Older Adults

Si Eun Lee · Gwi‐Ryung Son Hong

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Aging and Gerontology Research Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

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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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