Background/Objective

This study aimed to adapt the Personal Meaning Profile-Brief (PMP-B) to the Spanish-speaking population and investigate its psychometric properties. The PMP-B is a 21-item instrument that assesses meaning in life through seven sources: relationship, intimacy, achievement, self-acceptance, self-transcendence, fair treatment, and religion.

Method

Participants were 546 Spanish adults comprised of a community sample (n = 171) and university students (n = 375). The PMP-B, the Ryff's Scales of Psychological Well-Being, and the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were administrated.

Results

The PMP-B showed a bifactor structure with one general factor and seven subfactors. Measurement invariance was found across age, gender, and samples. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were generally good. Older people showed higher PMP-B scores than younger people. The PMP-B scores, especially relational sources of meaning, were positively associated with psychological well-being and negatively related to psychological distress, mainly to depression.

Conclusions

The validity evidence gathered in this study supports the reliable use of the PMP-B to measure meaning in life. The PMP-B can be a noteworthy contribution to the meaning-centered research.

中文翻译：

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西班牙改编的个人意义简介-简介：生活中的意义、心理健康和痛苦。

背景/目标

本研究旨在使个人意义简介（PMP-B）适应讲西班牙语的人群，并调查其心理测量特性。PMP-B 是一个 21 项的工具，通过七个来源评估生活中的意义：关系、亲密关系、成就、自我接纳、自我超越、公平待遇和宗教。

方法

参与者是 546 名西班牙成年人，包括社区样本 ( n =  171) 和大学生 ( n =  375)。使用 PMP-B、Ryff 心理健康量表和抑郁焦虑压力量表。

结果

PMP-B 呈双因子结构，具有一个一般因子和七个子因子。在年龄、性别和样本中发现了测量不变性。内部一致性和重测信度总体良好。老年人的 PMP-B 分数高于年轻人。PMP-B 分数，尤其是意义的关系来源，与心理健康呈正相关，与心理困扰（主要与抑郁）呈负相关。

结论

本研究收集的有效性证据支持可靠地使用 PMP-B 来衡量生活中的意义。PMP-B 可以对以意义为中心的研究做出值得注意的贡献。