Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)

Korean Academy of Anxiety Disorders (대한불안의학회)
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The Development and Validation of the Korean Strength Scale

한국인 강점 척도의 개발 및 타당화

  • Received : 2013.03.18
  • Accepted : 2013.04.16
  • Published : 2013.04.30
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study was to develop the Korean Strength Scale and to examine its validity and reliability. Methods : The Korean Strength Scale is a self-report questionnaire that measures 25 valued strengths and is comprised of 124 items ; each item had a 0-5 rating on a 6-point scale. In order to test validity and reliability, data were collected from 355 adults. The measures included the Korean Strength Scale, HEXACO Personality Inventory (HEXACO-PI), Satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ). Results : The resulting exploratory factor analysis of the Korean Strength Scale suggested 4 factor structures. The Korean Strength Scale was shown to have acceptable psychometric properties, including acceptable internal-consistency reliabilities, factorial validity, and high convergent correlations. Conclusion : Although there is room on improvement for some facet scales, the Korean Strength Scale appears to be a useful tool for assessing an individual's signature strengths.

본 연구는 한국인에게 맞는 강점 척도의 개발과 타당화를 목적으로 한다. 연구 참여자는 남녀 성인 355명이었으며, 측정도구는 HEXACO 성격 검사, 삶의 만족도 척도, 긍정적 부정적 정서 척도, 행복추구경향 척도를 사용하였다. 탐색적 요인 분석 결과, 25개의 하위 영역은 4개의 상위 요인 구조를 보였다. 한국인 강점 척도는 높은 내적일치 신뢰도를 보였고, 각각의 하위영역와 개념적으로 유사하기 때문에 높은 상관을 나타내리라고 기대하였던 관련 측정치들과 예상대로 높은 상관을 보였다. 본 연구에서 개발된 한국인 강점 척도는 신뢰롭고 타당한 측정 도구로 평가되었으며, 개인의 대표강점의 발견과 활용에 관한 임상적 실제, 연구 및 교육에 효과적으로 이용 가능할 것이다.

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