Measurement Invariance of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire
Across 17 Countries

J 2023

Measurement Invariance of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire Across 17 Countries

SCHUTTE, Lusilda, Ingrid BRDAR, Marié P WISSING, Marko TONČIĆ, Ulisses ARAUJO et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Measurement Invariance of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire Across 17 Countries

Authors

SCHUTTE, Lusilda (guarantor), Ingrid BRDAR, Marié P WISSING, Marko TONČIĆ, Ulisses ARAUJO, Erik CARLQUIST, Alejandro Castro SOLANO, Teresa FREIRE, María del Rocío HERNÁNDEZ-POZO, Paul E JOSE, Tamás MARTOS, Jeanne NAKAMURA, Pamela Nuñez del Prado CHAVES, Pninit RUSSO-NETZER, Kamlesh SINGH, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Lawrence SOOSAI-NATHAN, Wenceslao UNANUE, Dianne A VELLA-BRODRICK and Antonella Delle FAVE

Edition

Applied Research in Quality of Life, DORDRECHT, SPRINGER, 2023, 1871-2584

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50101 Psychology

Country of publisher

Netherlands

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 3.400 in 2022

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14110/23:00130558

Organization unit

Faculty of Medicine

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-023-10150-7

UT WoS

000989363600002

Keywords in English

Alignment optimization; Cross-cultural measurement invariance; Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation (EHHI); Meaning in Life Questionnaire; Measurement

Abstract

V originále

The Meaning in Life Questionnaire assesses presence of and search for meaning in life. Although the questionnaire has shown promising psychometric properties in samples from different countries, the scale’s measurement invariance across a large number of nations has yet to be assessed. This study is aimed at addressing this gap, providing insight into how meaning in life is constructed and experienced across countries and into the extent to which cross-country comparisons can be made. A total of 3867 adult participants from 17 countries, aged 30–60, balanced by gender, and with at least secondary education, completed the questionnaire as part of the Eudaimonic and Hedonic Happiness Investigation. Single sample confirmatory factor analysis, multigroup confirmatory factor analysis, and alignment optimization were applied to investigate the scale’s performance across the samples. Good psychometric properties and high levels of approximate measurement invariance emerged for the Presence subscale after removal of item 9, the only reverse-phrased item. Performance of the Search subscale varied more across samples, suggesting caution in interpreting related results supporting approximate measurement invariance. The conceptualization of presence of meaning operationalized in the corresponding subscale (without item 9) appears consistent across countries, whereas search for meaning seems to be less universally homogenous and requires further exploration. Moreover, the Meaning in Life Questionnaire does not reflect the conceptual distinction between “purpose” and “meaning” currently acknowledged by researchers. This issue should be further explored in studies addressing the scale’s performance across cultures.

Citovat

SCHUTTE, Lusilda, Ingrid BRDAR, Marié P WISSING, Marko TONČIĆ, Ulisses ARAUJO, Erik CARLQUIST, Alejandro Castro SOLANO, Teresa FREIRE, María del Rocío HERNÁNDEZ-POZO, Paul E JOSE, Tamás MARTOS, Jeanne NAKAMURA, Pamela Nuñez del Prado CHAVES, Pninit RUSSO-NETZER, Kamlesh SINGH, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Lawrence SOOSAI-NATHAN, Wenceslao UNANUE, Dianne A VELLA-BRODRICK and Antonella Delle FAVE. Measurement Invariance of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire Across 17 Countries. Applied Research in Quality of Life. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER, 2023, vol. 18, No 3, p. 1491-1519. ISSN 1871-2584. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-023-10150-7.

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SCHUTTE, Lusilda, Ingrid BRDAR, Marié P WISSING, Marko TONČI$\backslash$'C, Ulisses ARAUJO, Erik CARLQUIST, Alejandro Castro SOLANO, Teresa FREIRE, María del Rocío HERNÁNDEZ-POZO, Paul E JOSE, Tamás MARTOS, Jeanne NAKAMURA, Pamela Nuñez del Prado CHAVES, Pninit RUSSO-NETZER, Kamlesh SINGH, Alena SLEZÁČKOVÁ, Lawrence SOOSAI-NATHAN, Wenceslao UNANUE, Dianne A VELLA-BRODRICK and Antonella Delle FAVE. Measurement Invariance of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire Across 17 Countries. \textit{Applied Research in Quality of Life}. DORDRECHT: SPRINGER, 2023, vol.~18, No~3, p.~1491-1519. ISSN~1871-2584. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-023-10150-7.

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