Development of the Meaning in Life Measure. Issue 2 (3rd April 2019)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Development of the Meaning in Life Measure. Issue 2 (3rd April 2019)
- Main Title:
- Development of the Meaning in Life Measure
- Authors:
- Hill, Clara E.
Kline, Kathryn V.
Miller, Matthew
Marks, Ellen
Pinto-Coelho, Kristen
Zetzer, Heidi - Abstract:
- Abstract: To correct problems identified in existing measures of meaning in life (MIL) (lack of inclusion of items related to felt sense, mattering, and reflectivity), a new 8-item Meaning in Life Measure (MILM) was developed. Two subscales emerged: Experience (MILM-E, with items related to felt sense, mattering, goals, coherence) and Reflectivity (MILM-R, with items related to valuing thinking about meaning). High internal consistency and test–retest reliability were found for both subscales. Concurrent validity was demonstrated by a strong positive correlation between MILM-E and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire-Presence (MLQ-P), and a moderate correlation between MILM-R and the Meaning in Life Questionnaire-Search (MLQ-S). For both subscales, small to moderate positive correlations were found with subjective well-being, extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness, self-deception, and impression management; moderate negative correlations were found with depression and emotional instability. Participants who were older, female, of higher income, and married with children scored slightly higher than their counterparts on MILM-E; women scored slightly higher than men on MILM-R. We concluded that the MILM has good psychometric properties and that MIL seems to be composed of two factors.
- Is Part Of:
- Counselling psychology quarterly. Volume 32:Issue 2(2019)
- Journal:
- Counselling psychology quarterly
- Issue:
- Volume 32:Issue 2(2019)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 32, Issue 2 (2019)
- Year:
- 2019
- Volume:
- 32
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2019-0032-0002-0000
- Page Start:
- 205
- Page End:
- 226
- Publication Date:
- 2019-04-03
- Subjects:
- Meaning in life -- felt sense -- mattering -- purpose -- coherence -- reflectivity
Counseling -- Periodicals
158.3 - Journal URLs:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ccpq20/current ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/09515070.2018.1434483 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0951-5070
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- Legaldeposit
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