Flexibility in Existential Beliefs and Worldview: Testing Measurement Invariance and Factorial Structure of the Existential Quest Scale in an Italian Sample of Adults.
Existential Quest Scale
existential beliefs
factorial structure
measurement invariance
psychometric properties
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2019
2019
Historique:
received:
18
05
2019
accepted:
03
09
2019
entrez:
15
10
2019
pubmed:
15
10
2019
medline:
15
10
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of the Existential Quest (EQ) Scale, a nine-items instrument developed to assess openness to changing one's own convictions concerning existential issues. We developed the Italian version of the scale and examined factorial structure, internal consistency, discriminant validity, and measurement invariance across gender and age groups. A total of 291 Italian adults were recruited, and they completed a self-report questionnaire comprising measures of authoritarianism, cognitive closure, well-being, and religiousness, alongside the EQ. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the original one-factor structure was replicated in this study, except for one-item that was removed from the subsequent analyses. Both the internal consistency of the eight-item scale as assessed by Cronbach's α and discriminant validity were in line with those of the original study. However, McDonald's reliability coefficient were quite low, and further researches employing repeated measures are needed in order to comprehend the contribution of the random error and that of the item specificity in lowering McDonald's coefficient. Finally, evidence of full measurement invariance across gender and partial measurement invariance across age was obtained. Overall, these findings suggest that the Italian version of the EQ is a promising tool for assessing flexibility about existential issues.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31607983
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02134
pmc: PMC6769119
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
2134Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Rizzo, Testa, Gattino and Miglietta.
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