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The Development and Validation of the Korean Strength Scale  

Jung, Young-Eun (Optimist Club)
Lee, Ji-Eun (Optimist Club)
Han, You (Optimist Club)
Choi, Jeong-Woo (Optimist Club)
Baek, Kyoung Hee (Optimist Club)
Park, Joo-Eon (Department of Psychiatry, Keyo Hospital)
Min, Jung-Ah (Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Chae, Jeong-Ho (Optimist Club)
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Anxiety and mood / v.9, no.1, 2013 , pp. 45-53 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives : The purpose of this study was to develop the Korean Strength Scale and to examine its validity and reliability. Methods : The Korean Strength Scale is a self-report questionnaire that measures 25 valued strengths and is comprised of 124 items ; each item had a 0-5 rating on a 6-point scale. In order to test validity and reliability, data were collected from 355 adults. The measures included the Korean Strength Scale, HEXACO Personality Inventory (HEXACO-PI), Satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), Positive Affect and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and Orientations to Happiness Questionnaire (OHQ). Results : The resulting exploratory factor analysis of the Korean Strength Scale suggested 4 factor structures. The Korean Strength Scale was shown to have acceptable psychometric properties, including acceptable internal-consistency reliabilities, factorial validity, and high convergent correlations. Conclusion : Although there is room on improvement for some facet scales, the Korean Strength Scale appears to be a useful tool for assessing an individual's signature strengths.
Keywords
Strength; Scale development; Validity; Korean;
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