Xue Liming, Huang Xiting
Business School, Yangzhou University, 196 Huayang West Road, Yangzhou 225127, China.
Psychological Department, Southwest University, No. 2 Tiansheng Road, Beibei District, Chongqing 400715, China.
Behav Sci (Basel). 2025 May 12;15(5):652. doi: 10.3390/bs15050652.
Self-love is a fundamental psychological construct cultivated throughout human history. In Confucian culture, it is considered the ultimate Ren, while in ancient Greek thought, it serves as the center from which love radiates. Previous qualitative research identified five dimensions of self-love, but these lacked quantitative validation. This study developed the Chinese Adult Self-Love Scale (SLS) based on prior qualitative findings, constructing an initial item bank of 90 statements. The first study assessed the item relevance and clarity, resulting in a preliminary 68-item scale. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) of 456 participants refined it to a 22-item scale with five indicators. The second study, with 929 participants, examined its reliability and validity. Cronbach's α exceeded 0.75, and the test-retest reliability after six weeks was 0.66. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) supported the scale's validity (CFI = 0.91, TFI = 0.90, RMSEA = 0.048). This study highlights self-love's inheritance and development among Chinese adults, as well as its cross-cultural commonalities. It provides a valid, reliable tool for measuring self-love and offers a theoretical foundation for future cross-cultural research. While limitations exist, the findings suggest promising directions for further exploration.
自爱作为一种基本的心理建构，贯穿人类历史发展。在儒家文化中，它被视为终极的“仁”，而在古希腊思想里，它是爱的辐射中心。以往的定性研究确定了自爱的五个维度，但缺乏定量验证。本研究基于先前的定性研究结果编制了中国成年人自爱情量表（SLS），构建了一个包含90条陈述的初始题库。第一项研究评估了项目的相关性和清晰度，得出了一个初步的68项量表。对456名参与者进行的探索性因素分析（EFA）将其提炼为一个包含五个指标的22项量表。第二项研究有929名参与者，检验了该量表的信效度。克朗巴哈α系数超过0.75，六周后的重测信度为0.66。验证性因素分析（CFA）支持了该量表的效度（CFI = 0.91，TFI = 0.90，RMSEA = 0.048）。本研究突出了中国成年人自爱的传承与发展以及跨文化的共性。它提供了一个有效、可靠的自爱测量工具，为未来的跨文化研究提供了理论基础。尽管存在局限性，但研究结果为进一步探索指明了有前景的方向。
