The Purpose-in-Life Scale (PILS): internal consistency reliability, concurrent validity and construct validity among Catholic priests in Italy

The Purpose in Life Scale was designed to provide a 12-item unidimensional measure of purpose in life employing a five-point Likert rating for each item. The present study supports the psychometric properties of the Italian translation of this instrument among 155 Catholic priests (mean age = 46 yea...

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Autori: Francis, Leslie J. 1947- (Autore) ; Crea, Giuseppe (Autore) ; McKenna, Ursula (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2019
In: Mental health, religion & culture
Anno: 2019, Volume: 22, Fascicolo: 6, Pagine: 602-613
Altre parole chiave:B Purpose in Life Scale
B concurrent validity
B Factor Structure
B Reliability
B Construct Validity
B Catholic priests
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Riepilogo:The Purpose in Life Scale was designed to provide a 12-item unidimensional measure of purpose in life employing a five-point Likert rating for each item. The present study supports the psychometric properties of the Italian translation of this instrument among 155 Catholic priests (mean age = 46 years, SD = 12.16). Internal consistency reliability generated an alpha coefficient of .90. The first factor generated by principal component analysis accounted for 49.5% of variance. Concurrent validity against the Purpose in Life Test was supported by a correlation of .63. Construct validity was supported by a correlation of .54 with the Satisfaction in Ministry Scale and by a correlation of −.51 with the Scale of Emotional Exhaustion in Ministry. These properties commend the scale for future use among Catholic priests.
ISSN:1469-9737
Comprende:Enthalten in: Mental health, religion & culture
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2018.1538205