Psychometric Properties and Internal Validity of the Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale
- 3 December 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
- Vol. 55 (3), 166-186
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2021.1998779
Abstract
We examined the psychometric properties of the 15-item Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale (MEMS) scores in three different samples of students, adults, and patients with chronic illness. Confirmatory factor analysis and item response theory-based results provided some support for the tripartite model. Additionally, individual subscales (i.e., comprehension, purpose, mattering) were reasonably recovered. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2021.1998779 .Keywords
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