Factor Structure of the Chinese Version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire among Hong Kong Chinese Caregivers

2014 ◽  
Vol 39 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. C. H. Chan
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Meaning In Life Questionnaire ◽  
Chinese Caregivers

scholarly journals Italian Validation of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire: Factor Structure, Reliability, Convergent, and Discriminant Validity

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (2) ◽  
pp. 578-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Negri ◽  
Marta Bassi ◽  
Antonella Delle Fave
Keyword(s):  
Factor Structure ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Factor Analyses ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Italian Context ◽  
Meaning In Life Questionnaire ◽  
Item Scale

Several studies highlighted the role of meaning in life as a major component of well-being and researchers have developed different measures to assess the features of this construct. In the present study, the psychometric properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire were investigated in the Italian context. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire is a 10-item scale measuring perceived presence of and search for meaning in life, conceptualized as two separate factors. The former refers to perceived meaning and purpose in life, the latter to the active commitment to find meaning in life. Participants were 464 adults aged 20 to 60 years ( M = 39.34; SD = 10.86; 54.7% women). Factor structure was inspected through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses using a split-sample approach. Internal consistency was assessed through Cronbach’s alphas, interitem and item-scale correlations. Convergent and discriminant validity with measures of well-being, personality, mental health, and physical health were also evaluated. Factor analyses supported the adequacy of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire two-factor structure in the Italian context; internal consistency measures corroborated the measure’s reliability; and correlation matrix coefficients sustained convergent and discriminant validity. Results showed that the Meaning in Life Questionnaire is a valid and reliable measure to assess meaning in life and its relationship with well-being within the Italian context.

Meaning in Life Questionnaire--Italian Version

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Negri ◽  
Marta Bassi ◽  
Antonella Delle Fave
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Meaning In Life Questionnaire

Meaning in Life and Substance Use

2017 ◽  
Vol 60 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19
Author(s):  
Matthew Csabonyi ◽  
Lisa J. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Cigarette Use ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Lower Alcohol ◽  
Meaning In Life Questionnaire

Viktor Frankl theorized that an absence of meaning in one’s life can result in boredom and apathy—the “existential vacuum”—and attempts to avoid or “escape” the vacuum can include short-acting distracting behaviors. This study investigated whether the presence of meaning (PM) or the search for meaning are associated with alcohol, drug, and cigarette use by young adults, and whether boredom mediates those relationships. Hundred and seventy-six young adults completed the Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, and provided information about cigarette and illicit drug use over the preceding year. The results partly support Frankl’s model: higher PM was associated with lower alcohol/other drug use and boredom mediated those relationships, but PM was not related to cigarette smoking. Contrary to Frankl’s model, no relationship was found between search for meaning and alcohol, drug, or cigarette use. This suggests that psychological interventions that assist individuals who use drugs or alcohol to identify meaning or purpose in their lives might reduce levels of drug and alcohol use. The process of searching for meaning may not have substantial direct impact on levels of substance use, but once some meaning was established there may be decreased impetus to continue using drugs and alcohol.

Evaluation of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire and Dispositional Hope Scale With Latina/o Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 166-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
JAVIER CAVAZOS VELA ◽  
JAMES IKONOMOPOULOS ◽  
A. STEPHEN LENZ ◽  
YVETTE HINOJOSA ◽  
KARLA SALDANA
Keyword(s):  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Dispositional Hope ◽  
Meaning In Life Questionnaire
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