Validation of Meaning in Life Questionnaire in Hindi (MLQ-H)

The primary focus of the study is to present the psychometric properties of the Hindi version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ-H). The study was conducted in North India, where more than one-third of the population speaks Hindi. A total of 826 participants (females = 426) in the age range o...

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Published in:Mental health, religion & culture
Authors: Singh, Kamlesh (Author) ; Junnarkar, Mohita (Author) ; Jaswal, Snehlata (Author) ; Kaur, Jasleen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis 2016
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Further subjects:B Flourishing Scale
B Validation
B Meaning in Life Questionnaire
B Hindi
B SPANE
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Summary:The primary focus of the study is to present the psychometric properties of the Hindi version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ-H). The study was conducted in North India, where more than one-third of the population speaks Hindi. A total of 826 participants (females = 426) in the age range of 18-60 years volunteered. Consistent with the original factor structure, MLQ-H showed a two-factor structure explaining 56.42% of variance and confirmatory factor analysis established. Both factors demonstrated high internal consistencies with Cronbach’s α = .81 (MLQ-P) and .78 (MLQ-S). Convergent validity was ascertained by correlating with Flourishing Scale (FS) and Scale of Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE). Results demonstrated that MLQ-P positively correlated with SPANE P, SPANE B, and FS, and negatively correlated with SPANE N, whereas the MLQ-S negatively correlated with SPANE B and positively with SPANE N. The results indicate that MLQ-H is a psychometrically sound measure.
ISSN:1469-9737
Contains:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2016.1189759