Development, Validation, and Internal Consistency of the Positive Psychology-Based Acceptance of Illness Scale (PAIS): A Culturally-Appropriate Japanese Measure

被引：1

作者：

Suzuki, Ai ^{[1
]}

Ishikawa, Hirono ^{[1
]}

Okada, Masafumi ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Tokyo, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

SAGE OPEN | 2021年 / 11卷 / 04期

关键词：

positive psychology; acceptance of illness; spirituality; scale development; culturally-appropriate scale; QUALITY-OF-LIFE; SELF-CARE; SPIRITUALITY; DEPRESSION; EXPERIENCE; ADJUSTMENT; SYMPTOMS; ANXIETY;

D O I：

10.1177/21582440211058197

中图分类号：

C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Acceptance of illness has been shown to improve the well-being of individuals suffering from chronic illnesses. We developed a new acceptance of illness scale, "Positive Psychology-Based Acceptance of Illness Scale: PAIS," for HTLV-1 associated myelopathy (HAM) patients, one of the intractable neurological diseases with a chronic course. The validity and internal consistency of this PAIS were examined in 260 HAM patients in Japan. Exploratory factor analysis extracted four factors with 21 items: "Loving myself as I am"; "Experiencing the grace of illness"; "Feeling a loving connection with others"; and "Developing as a mature person". Cronbach's alpha was .83 to .88, except for Factor 4 which was slightly low at 0.64, and internal consistency was confirmed. A significant correlation was found between the PAIS and the index of convergent validity. The study's findings are an important step toward a more comprehensive concept of acceptance of illness.

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