「新編青少年強項量表」簡版之發展
Author(s):
Yun-Chen Kuo (Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University)
Hsiang-Yi Wu (Department of Psychology, Kaohsiung Medical University; Positive Psychology Center)
Abstract:
This research intends to overcome the problems of too many items and incomplete age of sample collection in the past, and then develop a simplified version of the strengths scale suitable for local contexts, so as to facilitate the use of practical work. After discussing and analyzing the literature, we selected the “New Inventory of Adolescents’ Strengths” in line with Taiwan’s local context. After obtaining the consent of the original author, we collected data on Taiwanese adolescents aged 10~18, and selected 33 items to develop a short scale. The simplified version maintains the original 3 dimensions: “Self”, “Others” and “Things”, and 11 strengths. The samples of this study came from the four administrative regions of Taiwan, and expanded the sample heterogeneity. The effective samples of pre-test, formal test and retest were 196, 1,114 and 103. After using Pearson’s product-difference correlation, confirmatory factor analysis, item response theory, differential item functioning analysis, one-way multivariate analysis and other statistical analysis, the short-form reliability and validity are good, and the test-retest reliability is acceptable. And each factor was significantly correlated with life satisfaction, physical and mental indications. It was further found that boys scored higher than girls in the “Self” dimension; girls scored higher than boys in the “Others” dimension. This scale can provide a reliable and valid tool for practice evaluation, and is helpful for the application of follow-up youth education counseling, psychology-related practice, and curriculum design.
Keywords:
positive psychology、character strength、adolescents’ short strength scale、confirmatory factor analysis
