Chen Jian, Chen Xiaoyan, Miao Chen
School of Psychology, Fujian Normal University, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jan 16;15:1497422. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1497422. eCollection 2024.
This study aimed to assess the psychometric properties of the Existential Fulfillment Scale (EFS) in a Chinese university student sample, emphasizing the cultural fit of the scale.
A cohort of 1,600 undergraduate students from six universities in Fujian Province completed questionnaires including the EFS, Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ), Index of Well-Being (IWB), and Self-Depression Scale (SDS). We conducted item analysis, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and assessments of criterion-related validity, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability.
The Chinese EFS consists of two dimensions-self-acceptance and self-breakthrough-across 14 items, reflecting cultural distinctions from the original model by combining the dimensions of self-actualization and self-transcendence. This revised structure aligns with Chinese cultural perspectives on individual growth, where self-actualization often integrates aspects of self-transcendence. The scale showed positive associations with the MLQ and IWB and a negative association with the SDS, supporting the scale's criterion-related validity. Internal consistency ranged from 0.87 to 0.97, and test-retest reliability ranged from 0.75 to 0.83.
These findings indicate that the Chinese EFS is a reliable tool for assessing existential fulfillment among Chinese university students.
本研究旨在评估存在性满足量表（EFS）在中国大学生样本中的心理测量特性，重点关注该量表的文化适应性。
来自福建省六所大学的1600名本科生完成了包括EFS、生活意义问卷（MLQ）、幸福感指数（IWB）和自我抑郁量表（SDS）在内的问卷调查。我们进行了项目分析、探索性因素分析（EFA）、验证性因素分析（CFA）以及与标准相关的效度、内部一致性和重测信度评估。
中文版EFS由自我接纳和自我突破两个维度组成，共14个项目，通过将自我实现和自我超越维度相结合，反映了与原始模型的文化差异。这种修订后的结构符合中国文化对个人成长的观点，即自我实现往往融合了自我超越的方面。该量表与MLQ和IWB呈正相关，与SDS呈负相关，支持了该量表与标准相关的效度。内部一致性范围为0.87至0.97，重测信度范围为0.75至0.83。
这些发现表明，中文版EFS是评估中国大学生存在性满足的可靠工具。
