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The psychometric properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire in Slovakia

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Halama P., Kohútová V., Havan P., Kohút M.
Československá psychologie (Czechoslovak Psychology)
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2024
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vol. 68
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issue 1
49-66
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Objectives. The study focuses on the psychometric examination of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ) in a Slovak translation. Sample and settings. The sample consisted of 1368 Slovak participants (mean age 41.58 years). To assess the questionnaire's stability over time and predictive power, a subset of participants (421 adults) was invited to retest after approximately six months. Statistical analyses. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to assess the internal structure of the MLQ and its measurement invariance across gender and age groups. Item response theory (IRT) using a single-factor generalized partial credit model was applied for item analysis. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was performed to examine the predictive power of the MLQ. Results. The MLQ showed good internal consistency for both subscales, but the CFA showed perfect fit only for the Presence of Meaning subscale; fit for the Search for Meaning subscale was borderline acceptable. Both subscales were found to be invariant across gender and age groups. Correlation analysis revealed positive associations between Presence of meaning and subjective well-being, whereas Search for meaning was only weakly correlated or not correlated at all. Longitudinal analysis revealed that the Presence of meaning (but not the Search for meaning) significantly predicted life satisfaction after controlling for personality and emotion-based measures of well-being. Limitations. The limitation of the study is specific sample recruited through a research panel agency based on self-selection of participant.
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THOSE WHO SEARCH AND THOSE WHO FIND - ASSESSING THE PRESENCE OF AND SEARCH FOR THE MEANING IN LIFE WITH THE HUNGARIAN VERSION OF THE MEANING IN LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE

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Martos T., Konkoly-Thege B.
Magyar Pszichologiai Szemle (Hungarian Psychological Review)
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2012
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vol. 67
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issue 1
125-149
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Research on life meaning – an essential construct in personality and health psychology – has mostly focused on experiencing meaning and paid little attention to searching for meaning in life. In the present study, we reviewed the theoretical frameworks and empirical results indicating that the experience of and the search for meaning in life are largely independent phenomena. Further, we present the Hungarian adaptation (MLQ-H) of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger, Frazier et al, 2006), measuring both aspects of life meaning, and examine its psychometric properties. Analyzing the data of four independent samples (Ntotal = 1290), we found that the MLQ-H had excellent reliability (.79≤α≤.89) and validity indicators. With the exception of emotional lability, presence of meaning in life was associated positively with the Big Five personality traits, several indicators of well-being and the personal importance of intrinsic life goals. Further, it related negatively to emotional lability and negative emotions. Search for meaning in life was connected positively with extraversion, conscientiousness, openness, personal importance of intrinsic goals, and emotional lability, too. According to our results, the Hungarian version of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire proved to be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring both aspects of life meaning. In addition, our findings support the positive character of experiencing meaning in life and call our attention to the fact, that searching for meaning is an ambiguous process including the chance of both development and discouragement.
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