본 연구는 한글판 의미 만들기 척도(Meaning-making Scale; K-MMS)를 타당화 하고, 의미 만들기와 관련이 깊은 삶의 의미, 삶의 목적, 삶의 지향성 등과의 상관관계를 통해 수렴 및 변별타당도를 검증하는 데 목적이 있다. 먼저, 기존의 의미 만들기 척도가 국내 이용에 적합한지 판단하고 모형 적합도를 검증하기 위해 확인적 요인분석(confirmatory factory analysis)을 실시하였다. 이때, 문항 정화 가이드라인에 따라 판단적 기준(judgmental criteria)과 통계적 기준(statistical criteria)을 고려하여 한 문항을 제거한 6문항으로 구성된 모델 그리고 7문항으로 구성된 원척도 모델 간의 모형 적합도 비교를 통해 최종 문항의 수를 확정하였다. 총 300명의 참여자(여자 134명, 남자 166명)가 본 연구에 참여하였고, 분석 결과 7문항으로 구성된 기존 척도 개발 연구와는 다르게 6문항으로 구성된 단일요인 모형이 적합한 것으로 도출되었다. 마지막으로, 의미 만들기와 관련 있는 척도들과의 상관관계 분석을 통해 수렴 및 변별타당도를 검증하였다. 나아가 본 연구의 함의와 제한점 및 향후 연구에 대한 필요성을 논의하였다.
The current study aimed to validate the Korean version of the Meaning-making Scale (K-MMS) and to examine the concurrent and discriminant validity of the meaning-making scale with other scales: The Meaning in Life Questionnaire, the Purpose in Life Test, the Life Orientation Test-Revised, and the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire. A total of 300 participants (134 females, 166 males) participated in the current study, and confirmatory factor analysis was conducted to examine the model fit of the scale. Although the original meaning-making scale consisted of seven items, a total of six items were finalized for the Korean version of the meaning-making scale after deleting one item based on the statistical and judgmental criteria for scale purification. Finally, concurrent and discriminant validity was evaluated with the other scales. Implications for practice and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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