Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Apr 15;17(8):2717. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17082717.
This study was to develop an 18-item Brief Wisdom Development Scale, based on the original 66-item Wisdom Development Scale, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the proposed scale using a sample of older adults. This longitudinal study recruited 153 community-dwelling adults (mean = 72.55 years old; SD = 8.47) from older adult service centres. Using a repeated measures design, the study obtained four waves of data from the participants over 12 months. The Brief Wisdom Development Scale (BWDS) was developed based on the Stepwise Confirmatory Factor Analytical approach (SCOFA), with further verification of its factorial validity using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results suggest that the BWDS comprising 18 items with a six-factor structure is comparable with its full version and possesses good psychometric properties in internal consistency, concurrent validity, and factorial validity. The BWDS provides an efficient, reliable, and valid construct to measure wisdom. The implications for research development are discussed here.
本研究旨在基于原有的 66 项智慧发展量表开发一个包含 18 个项目的简短智慧发展量表，并使用老年人样本评估该量表的心理测量学特性。这项纵向研究从老年人服务中心招募了 153 名社区居住的成年人（平均年龄=72.55 岁，标准差=8.47）。研究采用重复测量设计，在 12 个月内从参与者那里获得了四波数据。简短智慧发展量表（BWDS）是基于逐步确认因素分析方法（SCOFA）开发的，进一步使用验证性因素分析（CFA）验证其因子有效性。结果表明，包含 18 个项目和 6 个因素结构的 BWDS 与完整版本相当，在内部一致性、同时效度和因子有效性方面具有良好的心理测量学特性。BWDS 提供了一种有效、可靠和有效的衡量智慧的方法。本文讨论了对研究发展的启示。
