Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans
The Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS: Ryan & Frederick, 1997) is a 7-item self-report instrument to measure one's level of vitality and has been widely used in psychological studies. However, there have been discrepancies in which version of the SVS (7- or 6-item version) employed between as...
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| description | The Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS: Ryan & Frederick, 1997) is a 7-item self-report instrument to measure one's level of vitality and has been widely used in psychological studies. However, there have been discrepancies in which version of the SVS (7- or 6-item version) employed between as well as within researchers. Moreover, Item 5 seems not be a good indicator of vitality from a content validity perspective. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the SVS for Japanese and Singaporeans rigorously by comparing 3 measurement models (5-, 6-, and 7-item models). To this end, the scale was first translated from English to Japanese and then the Japanese and English versions of the scale were administered to Japanese (n = 268) and Singaporean undergraduate students (n = 289), respectively. The factorial and concurrent validity of the three models were examined independently on each of the samples. Furthermore, the covariance stability of the vitality responses was assessed over a 4-week time period for another independent Japanese sample (n = 140). The findings from this study indicated that from methodological and content validity perspectives, the 5-item model is considered most preferable for both language versions of the SVS. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-102642017-12-14T00:50:58Z Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans Kawabata, M. Yamazaki, F. Guo, D. Chatzisarantis, Nikos The Subjective Vitality Scale (SVS: Ryan & Frederick, 1997) is a 7-item self-report instrument to measure one's level of vitality and has been widely used in psychological studies. However, there have been discrepancies in which version of the SVS (7- or 6-item version) employed between as well as within researchers. Moreover, Item 5 seems not be a good indicator of vitality from a content validity perspective. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the validity and reliability of the SVS for Japanese and Singaporeans rigorously by comparing 3 measurement models (5-, 6-, and 7-item models). To this end, the scale was first translated from English to Japanese and then the Japanese and English versions of the scale were administered to Japanese (n = 268) and Singaporean undergraduate students (n = 289), respectively. The factorial and concurrent validity of the three models were examined independently on each of the samples. Furthermore, the covariance stability of the vitality responses was assessed over a 4-week time period for another independent Japanese sample (n = 140). The findings from this study indicated that from methodological and content validity perspectives, the 5-item model is considered most preferable for both language versions of the SVS. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/10264 10.1111/sms.12760 Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc. restricted |
| spellingShingle | Kawabata, M. Yamazaki, F. Guo, D. Chatzisarantis, Nikos Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans |
| title | Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans |
| title_full | Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans |
| title_fullStr | Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans |
| title_short | Advancement of the Subjective Vitality Scale: Examination of alternative measurement models for Japanese and Singaporeans |
| title_sort | advancement of the subjective vitality scale: examination of alternative measurement models for japanese and singaporeans |
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