School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China.
School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510631, People's Republic of China.
J Adolesc. 2014 Apr;37(3):257-67. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.01.005. Epub 2014 Feb 15.
The aim of the present study was to develop and provide evidence for the validity of a new measure of adolescent students' psychological need satisfaction at school, using a sample of Chinese students. We conducted four studies with four independent samples (total n = 1872). The first study aimed to develop items for the new instrument and to ascertain its factorial structure using exploratory factor analysis procedures. The second study aimed to examine the instrument's factorial structure using confirmatory factor analysis procedures as well as to assess its internal consistency reliability, convergent and divergent validity. The third study aimed to assess its measurement invariance across gender and age. The fourth study aimed to test its test-retest reliability over time and predictive validity. These preliminary results showed that the new instrument has promising psychometric properties. The potential contributions of the new instrument for future research and educational practices were discussed.
本研究旨在使用中国学生样本，开发并提供一种新的青少年学生学校心理需求满足度测量工具的效度证据。我们进行了四项研究，共涉及四个独立样本（总计 n=1872）。第一项研究旨在开发新工具的项目，并使用探索性因素分析程序确定其因子结构。第二项研究旨在使用验证性因素分析程序检验工具的因子结构，以及评估其内部一致性信度、聚合和发散效度。第三项研究旨在评估其在性别和年龄上的测量不变性。第四项研究旨在检验其随时间的重测信度和预测效度。这些初步结果表明，新工具具有良好的心理测量学特性。讨论了新工具对未来研究和教育实践的潜在贡献。
