Cross-Cultural Validation of Four Positive Psychology Assessments for Use with a Ghanaian Population

被引：16

作者：

Stephen Lenz A. ^{[1
]}

Watson J.C. ^{[1
]}

Luo Y. ^{[1
]}

Norris C. ^{[1
]}

Nkyi A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, ECDC Room 152, Corpus Christi, 78414, TX

[2] University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast

来源：

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling | 2018年 / 40卷 / 2期

关键词：

Ghana; Grit; International counselling; Life satisfaction; Mattering; Resilience;

D O I：

10.1007/s10447-017-9317-8

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摘要：

This study reports the evaluation of four positive psychology assessments for use in clinical, education, and research settings with individuals in Ghana, Africa. The analyses attempted to identify validity evidence for internal structure and relationships with related variables for the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS; Diener et al. Journal of Personality Assessment, 49, 71–75, 1985), General Mattering Scale (GMS; Marcus 1991), Short Grit Scale (GS; Duckworth and Quinn Journal of Personality Assessment, 9, 166–174, 2009), and Brief Resilience Scale (BRS; Smith et al. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 15, 194–200, 2008). The data yielded from 657 Ghanaian participants indicated factor structures ranging from a strong model fit (SLS and GMS) to an acceptable fit following modifications to factor structure (GS and BRS), while evidence based on relationships to related variables was convincing. Implications for use of these assessments and for future research are discussed. © 2017, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

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页码：148 / 161

页数：13

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