Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 974 Ritter Annex, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
Department of Social & Behavioral Sciences, College of Public Health, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 957 Ritter Annex, Philadelphia, PA, 19122, USA.
Qual Life Res. 2019 Jun;28(6):1605-1614. doi: 10.1007/s11136-019-02118-8. Epub 2019 Jan 25.
Mattering to others, or perceiving one is a significant part of the social world, may be important to breast cancer survivors' quality of life. This study examines the reliability and validity of the 5-item general mattering scale (GMS) to assess mattering in breast cancer survivors.
A secondary analysis and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed on data from an intervention study with breast cancer survivors that included the GMS and other psychological measures.
The unidimensional representation of the GMS was consistent with the data (χ = 8.102; df = 4; p = .088). The scale was highly reliable as indicated by McDonald's omega of .84. The scale was significantly correlated with all psychological measures in the predicted direction except anxiety. After controlling for social support, the scale was significantly, positively correlated with functional quality of life, self-esteem, positive affect, and having meaning in life. Mattering was significantly, negatively correlated with searching for meaning. Significantly higher level of mattering was found among married participants and among women who had not obtained psychological therapy.
The 5-item GMS is a practical, reliable, and valid tool the measuring mattering to others among breast cancer survivors.
对他人重要,或感觉到自己是社会世界的重要组成部分,这可能对乳腺癌幸存者的生活质量很重要。本研究检验了 5 项一般重要性量表(GMS)评估乳腺癌幸存者重要性的可靠性和有效性。
对乳腺癌幸存者干预研究的数据进行二次分析和验证性因子分析(CFA),该研究包括 GMS 和其他心理测量。
GMS 的单维表示与数据一致(χ=8.102;df=4;p=0.088)。该量表的麦克唐纳 ω 值为 0.84,表明其具有高度可靠性。该量表与所有心理测量呈正相关,但与焦虑呈负相关。控制社会支持后,该量表与功能生活质量、自尊、积极情绪和生活意义呈显著正相关,与寻找意义呈显著负相关。在已婚参与者和未接受心理治疗的女性中,发现更高水平的重要性。
5 项 GMS 是一种实用、可靠且有效的工具,可用于衡量乳腺癌幸存者对他人的重要性。