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Measuring personal growth in partners of persons with multiple sclerosis: A new scale.
Rehabilitation Psychology ( IF 3.713 ) Pub Date : 2020-08-01 , DOI: 10.1037/rep0000299
Sonya Kim , Vance Zemon , Frederick W. Foley

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the development and validation of a personal growth scale in caregiving partners of persons with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHOD Two studies were conducted: one to identify possible constructs and items, and another to and examine the instrument's psychometric properties. Study 1 consisted of focus groups of 39 partners of patients with MS, expert reviews, and qualitative methodology for identifying themes. In Study 2, the items generated were administered to a new sample (N = 315), and the instrument's psychometric properties were assessed. RESULTS Study 2 sample was suitable for principal component analysis (PCA), and PCA was performed with oblique rotation. A 6-component solution was deemed most parsimonious and interpretable. Subscales were formed and labeled as follows: Positivity, Appreciation, Acceptance, Insight, Independence, and Spirituality. Reliability analysis of the subscales showed acceptable to high internal consistency. A secondary PCA was performed on mean subscale scores. Five of the six subscales clustered together along one dimension, and the sixth, Spirituality, was found to be distinct as represented in a loading plot. This subscale was retained as an independent measure; the remaining subscale scores were summed to create a total score. Measures of convergent and discriminant validity evaluated against existing instruments yielded findings in the expected directions. CONCLUSIONS The dimensionality and structure of personal growth in caregiving partners of persons with MS were delineated in a novel instrument. Future studies should confirm its structure, establish classification criteria, and standardize it as an assessment tool. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译:

衡量多发性硬化症患者伴侣的个人成长:一种新的量表。

目的 本研究的目的是描述多发性硬化症 (MS) 患者的看护伙伴个人成长量表的开发和验证。方法 进行了两项研究:一项是确定可能的结构和项目,另一项是检查并检查仪器的心理测量特性。研究 1 包括由 39 位 MS 患者伙伴组成的焦点小组、专家评审和确定主题的定性方法。在研究 2 中,生成的项目被用于一个新样本(N = 315),并评估了该工具的心理测量特性。结果 研究 2 样本适用于主成分分析 (PCA),PCA 进行斜旋转。6 组件解决方案被认为是最简洁和可解释的。子量表的形成和标记如下:积极性,欣赏、接受、洞察力、独立性和灵性。分量表的信度分析表明可以接受高内部一致性。对平均分量表分数进行二次 PCA。六个子量表中的五个沿着一个维度聚集在一起,第六个,灵性,被发现是不同的,如加载图所示。该分量表被保留为一个独立的衡量标准;剩余的分量表分数相加得出总分。针对现有工具评估的收敛和区分有效性的措施产生了预期方向的结果。结论 MS 患者的看护伙伴个人成长的维度和结构在一个新的工具中被描绘出来。未来的研究应确认其结构,建立分类标准,并将其标准化为评估工具。(PsycINFO 数据库记录 (c) 2019 APA,保留所有权利)。
更新日期:2020-08-01
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