Valdez Jana Patricia M, Yang Weipeng, Datu Jesus Alfonso D
The University of Hong Kong (China).
Span J Psychol. 2017 Oct 11;20:E45. doi: 10.1017/sjp.2017.51.
Most studies have assessed the psychometric properties of the Gratitude Questionnaire - Six-Item Form (GQ-6) in the Western contexts while very few research has been generated to explore the applicability of this scale in non-Western settings. To address this gap, the aim of the study was to examine the factorial validity and gender invariance of the Gratitude Questionnaire in the Philippines through a construct validation approach. There were 383 Filipino high school students who participated in the research. In terms of within-network construct validity, results of confirmatory factor analyses revealed that the five-item version of the questionnaire (GQ-5) had better fit compared to the original six-item version of the gratitude questionnaire. The scores from the GQ-5 also exhibited invariance across gender. Between-network construct validation showed that gratitude was associated with higher levels of academic achievement (β = .46, p <.001), autonomous motivation (β = .73, p <.001), and controlled motivation (β = .28, p <.01). Conversely, gratitude was linked to lower degree of amotivation (β = -.51, p <.001). Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
大多数研究在西方背景下评估了感恩问卷六项版（GQ - 6）的心理测量特性，而很少有研究探讨该量表在非西方背景下的适用性。为填补这一空白，本研究旨在通过建构效度验证方法，检验菲律宾感恩问卷的因子效度和性别不变性。共有383名菲律宾高中生参与了该研究。在网络内建构效度方面，验证性因子分析结果显示，与感恩问卷的原始六项版相比，问卷的五项版（GQ - 5）拟合度更好。GQ - 5的得分在性别上也表现出不变性。网络间建构效度验证表明，感恩与更高水平的学业成绩（β = .46，p <.001）、自主动机（β = .73，p <.001）和受控动机（β = .28，p <.01）相关。相反，感恩与较低程度的无动机状态相关（β = -.51，p <.001）。本文还讨论了理论和实践意义。
