Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis

- Measuring love for humanity is an important step for developing a loving, caring and peaceful community. However, there is a gap between a valid and reliable instrument to measure the love of humanity in Malaysia. This study aims to validate the Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) by using exploratory...

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Main Authors: Syaidatun Nazirah Abu Zahrin, A. Nazilah, Radin Anis Adlina Radin Hasbani, Nasruddin Yunos, Fatin Hazwani Siran, Khairul Hamimah Mohamad Jodi, Azwira Abdul Aziz
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author Syaidatun Nazirah Abu Zahrin,
A. Nazilah,
Radin Anis Adlina Radin Hasbani,
Nasruddin Yunos,
Fatin Hazwani Siran,
Khairul Hamimah Mohamad Jodi ,
Azwira Abdul Aziz,
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A. Nazilah,
Radin Anis Adlina Radin Hasbani,
Nasruddin Yunos,
Fatin Hazwani Siran,
Khairul Hamimah Mohamad Jodi ,
Azwira Abdul Aziz,
author_sort Syaidatun Nazirah Abu Zahrin,
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description - Measuring love for humanity is an important step for developing a loving, caring and peaceful community. However, there is a gap between a valid and reliable instrument to measure the love of humanity in Malaysia. This study aims to validate the Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) by using exploratory and confirmatory analysis with a sample of 500 volunteers. The HLS is a set of questionnaires that has 50 items with 10 domains. It were namely Altruism, Philanthropy, Caring, Tolerance, Shared Values, Love of Kindness, Moderation, Obeying Law, Empathy and Social Responsibility. Two steps of analysis have been done through Exploratory Analysis (EFA) and followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The analysis was using SPSS and Amos version 22.0. The Cronbach's alpha coef icient for subscale ranging from 0.660 to 0.818 and overall scale 0.888. Finally, after the confirmatory process through CFA, there are only 29 items were chosen as an HLS Instrument, with 9 new domains, excluding Moderation. The study found that HLS was a reliable and valid scale to measure the love of humanity based on the domains measured. This study supports the conceptual framework and provides practical implication in the field of social psychology and psychological testing. (Abstract by authors)
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spelling oai:eprints.oum.edu.my:13822021-08-21T08:23:01Z Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis Syaidatun Nazirah Abu Zahrin, A. Nazilah, Radin Anis Adlina Radin Hasbani, Nasruddin Yunos, Fatin Hazwani Siran, Khairul Hamimah Mohamad Jodi , Azwira Abdul Aziz, BF Psychology HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare - Measuring love for humanity is an important step for developing a loving, caring and peaceful community. However, there is a gap between a valid and reliable instrument to measure the love of humanity in Malaysia. This study aims to validate the Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) by using exploratory and confirmatory analysis with a sample of 500 volunteers. The HLS is a set of questionnaires that has 50 items with 10 domains. It were namely Altruism, Philanthropy, Caring, Tolerance, Shared Values, Love of Kindness, Moderation, Obeying Law, Empathy and Social Responsibility. Two steps of analysis have been done through Exploratory Analysis (EFA) and followed by Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The analysis was using SPSS and Amos version 22.0. The Cronbach's alpha coef icient for subscale ranging from 0.660 to 0.818 and overall scale 0.888. Finally, after the confirmatory process through CFA, there are only 29 items were chosen as an HLS Instrument, with 9 new domains, excluding Moderation. The study found that HLS was a reliable and valid scale to measure the love of humanity based on the domains measured. This study supports the conceptual framework and provides practical implication in the field of social psychology and psychological testing. (Abstract by authors) 2020 Article PeerReviewed text https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1382/1/library-document-1382.pdf Syaidatun Nazirah Abu Zahrin, and A. Nazilah, and Radin Anis Adlina Radin Hasbani, and Nasruddin Yunos, and Fatin Hazwani Siran, and Khairul Hamimah Mohamad Jodi , and Azwira Abdul Aziz, (2020) Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis. International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 24 (9). pp. 2016-2030. ISSN 1475-7192 https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1382/
spellingShingle BF Psychology
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
Syaidatun Nazirah Abu Zahrin,
A. Nazilah,
Radin Anis Adlina Radin Hasbani,
Nasruddin Yunos,
Fatin Hazwani Siran,
Khairul Hamimah Mohamad Jodi ,
Azwira Abdul Aziz,
Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
title Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
title_full Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
title_fullStr Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
title_short Validation of Humanitarian Love Scale (HLS) through Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
title_sort validation of humanitarian love scale (hls) through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
topic BF Psychology
HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare
url https://library.oum.edu.my/repository/1382/