Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent Version
Background: Given the greater tendency during adolescence toward risk-taking, identifying and measuring the factors affecting the adolescents’ health is highly important to ensure the efficacy of health promoting interventions. One of these factors is self-transcendence. The aim of this study was to...
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| author | AzamShirinabadi Farahani Maryam Rassouli Farideh Yaghmaie Hamid Alavi Majd Moosa Sajjadi |
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| description | Background: Given the greater tendency during adolescence toward risk-taking, identifying and measuring the factors affecting the adolescents’ health is highly important to ensure the efficacy of health promoting interventions. One of these factors is self-transcendence. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric features of the Self-Transcendence Scale (adolescents’ version) in students in Tehran, the capital city of Iran.
Methods: This research was conducted in 2015. For this purpose, 1210 high school students were selected through the multistage cluster sampling method. After the backward-forward translation, the psychometric properties of the scale were examined through the assessment of the (face and construct) validity and reliability (internal consistency and stability) of the scale. The construct validity was assessed using two methods, factor analysis, and convergence of the scale with the Hopefulness Scale for Adolescents.
Results: The result of face validity was minor modifications in some words. The exploratory factor analysis resulted in the extraction of two dimensions, with explaining 52.79% of the variance collectively. In determining the convergent validity, the correlation between hopefulness score and self-transcendence score was r=0.47 (P<0.001). The internal consistency of the scale was determined using Cronbach’s alpha of 0.82 for the whole scale and 0.75 and 0.70 for each of the sub-scales. The stability reliability was found to have an ICC of 0.86 and a confidence interval of 95%.
Conclusion: The Persian version of the Adolescents’ Self-Transcendence Scale showed an acceptable validity and reliability and can be used in the assessment of self-transcendence in Iranian adolescents. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cbf2beca38724436b84c530ec3b1bc0a2022-12-22T02:19:34ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery2322-24762322-48352016-04-0142157167Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent VersionAzamShirinabadi Farahani0Maryam Rassouli1Farideh Yaghmaie2Hamid Alavi Majd3Moosa Sajjadi4Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Nursing, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan, IranDepartment of Biostatistics, School of Paramedical, ShahidBeheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, IranBackground: Given the greater tendency during adolescence toward risk-taking, identifying and measuring the factors affecting the adolescents’ health is highly important to ensure the efficacy of health promoting interventions. One of these factors is self-transcendence. The aim of this study was to assess the psychometric features of the Self-Transcendence Scale (adolescents’ version) in students in Tehran, the capital city of Iran. Methods: This research was conducted in 2015. For this purpose, 1210 high school students were selected through the multistage cluster sampling method. After the backward-forward translation, the psychometric properties of the scale were examined through the assessment of the (face and construct) validity and reliability (internal consistency and stability) of the scale. The construct validity was assessed using two methods, factor analysis, and convergence of the scale with the Hopefulness Scale for Adolescents. Results: The result of face validity was minor modifications in some words. The exploratory factor analysis resulted in the extraction of two dimensions, with explaining 52.79% of the variance collectively. In determining the convergent validity, the correlation between hopefulness score and self-transcendence score was r=0.47 (P<0.001). The internal consistency of the scale was determined using Cronbach’s alpha of 0.82 for the whole scale and 0.75 and 0.70 for each of the sub-scales. The stability reliability was found to have an ICC of 0.86 and a confidence interval of 95%. Conclusion: The Persian version of the Adolescents’ Self-Transcendence Scale showed an acceptable validity and reliability and can be used in the assessment of self-transcendence in Iranian adolescents.http://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/index.php/ijcbnm/article/view/468/115AdolescentsFactor StructurePsychometricSelf-Transcendence |
| spellingShingle | AzamShirinabadi Farahani Maryam Rassouli Farideh Yaghmaie Hamid Alavi Majd Moosa Sajjadi Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent Version International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery Adolescents Factor Structure Psychometric Self-Transcendence |
| title | Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent Version |
| title_full | Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent Version |
| title_fullStr | Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent Version |
| title_full_unstemmed | Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent Version |
| title_short | Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of Self-Transcendence Scale: Adolescent Version |
| title_sort | psychometric properties of the persian version of self transcendence scale adolescent version |
| topic | Adolescents Factor Structure Psychometric Self-Transcendence |
| url | http://ijcbnm.sums.ac.ir/index.php/ijcbnm/article/view/468/115 |
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