Adaptation and validation of the Claremont Purpose Scale to measure Chinese adolescents' purpose in life.
J Res Adolesc
; 34(3): 776-790, 2024 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-38624104
ABSTRACT
Despite purpose measures being developed for adolescents, quantitative research investigating purposes prior to late adolescence and in non-Western societies remains nascent. This study evaluated the psychometric soundness of the Claremont Purpose Scale among Chinese adolescents. An initial prestudy (n = 34) was conducted to ensure linguistic equivalence. Subsequently, Study 1 (n = 1691) assessed the scale's reliability and factor structure, also investigating its functional equivalence across gender, adolescence stages, and language versions at the item level. Study 2 (n = 7842) investigated the scale's construct, convergent, predictive, and incremental validity, as well as tested for the scale's measurement invariance across different groups at the scale level. The results support the scale's use as a tool for researchers and practitioners to understand and cultivate purpose in adolescents.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Psicometria
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Objetivos
Limite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Res Adolesc
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China