Development and Validation of the Life Awe Questionnaire in Adolescents
Objective:To develop the life awe questionnaire in adolescents(LAQ-A)and examine its reliability and va-lidity.Methods:First,utilizing interviews and drawing on previous tools,an original questionnaire was firstly formed.Then,items analysis and exploratory factors analysis were performed in first sample(n=187),and confirmatory factor analy-sis and reliability and validity analysis were conducted in second sample(n=1000).Results:The findings revealed that the LAQ-A consisted of 3 factors,namely,respect for life,fear of death,and transcendence of meaning of life.It involved a total of 12 items.The Cronbach's alpha for the total questionnaire was 0.78 and for the three sub-questionnaire were 0.72～0.79.The composite reliability was 0.90,and the test-retest reliability(4-week interval)was 0.71.The questionnaire had good construct validity,convergent validity,discriminant validity,and criteria-related validity,as well as gender and grade equiv-alence at a scalar level.Conclusion:The questionnaire has good reliability and validity and can be used to measure adoles-cents'life awe and conduct related research.
Life aweAdolescentsQuestionnaire developmentReliabilityValidity
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