TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross cultural application of the WHOQOL-SRPB in the chinese community with diverse spiritual affiliations
AU - Chan, Kitty
AU - Verplanken, Bas
AU - Skevington, Suzanne
PY - 2017/5/1
Y1 - 2017/5/1
N2 - The aim was to determine the cross-cultural applicability, reliability, construct and convergent validity of the WHOQOL-SRPB in the Chinese community, and to compare the quality of life of contrasting spiritual groups. The WHOQOL-SRPB and Importance measures were administered to community participants (n = 445) in Hong Kong. The spiritual well-being scale (SWBS) was administered to examine the convergent validity of the SRPB domain. Quotas for three age bands (18–44, 45–64, ≥65) were targeted, within two broad religious groupings: Chinese spiritual (CSG) and Christian (CG). Test–retest reliability over two weeks was assessed in a second sample (n = 68). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and other psychometric tests were performed. Alphas for the original WHOQOL domains were acceptable, ranging from 0.72 to 0.84, and excellent for the SRPB domain (α = .92). Test–retest reliability (ICC) of the SRPB domain (α = .95) and its facets (range .80– .94) was excellent. A confirmatory factor analysis on the SRPB-expanded model suggested a reasonable fit (Chi square/df = 4.78), in spite of a relatively low Comparative Fit Index (0.80). The SRPB domain showed a similar structure to SWBS religious and existential subscales. The nine SRPB facets and their Importance scores discriminate well between CSG and CG. The WHOQOL-SRPB is reliable, valid and applicable for Chinese people with Christian and traditional Chinese Spiritual beliefs to use. SRPB is a distinctive dimension that is conceptually consistent with religious and existential beliefs.
AB - The aim was to determine the cross-cultural applicability, reliability, construct and convergent validity of the WHOQOL-SRPB in the Chinese community, and to compare the quality of life of contrasting spiritual groups. The WHOQOL-SRPB and Importance measures were administered to community participants (n = 445) in Hong Kong. The spiritual well-being scale (SWBS) was administered to examine the convergent validity of the SRPB domain. Quotas for three age bands (18–44, 45–64, ≥65) were targeted, within two broad religious groupings: Chinese spiritual (CSG) and Christian (CG). Test–retest reliability over two weeks was assessed in a second sample (n = 68). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and other psychometric tests were performed. Alphas for the original WHOQOL domains were acceptable, ranging from 0.72 to 0.84, and excellent for the SRPB domain (α = .92). Test–retest reliability (ICC) of the SRPB domain (α = .95) and its facets (range .80– .94) was excellent. A confirmatory factor analysis on the SRPB-expanded model suggested a reasonable fit (Chi square/df = 4.78), in spite of a relatively low Comparative Fit Index (0.80). The SRPB domain showed a similar structure to SWBS religious and existential subscales. The nine SRPB facets and their Importance scores discriminate well between CSG and CG. The WHOQOL-SRPB is reliable, valid and applicable for Chinese people with Christian and traditional Chinese Spiritual beliefs to use. SRPB is a distinctive dimension that is conceptually consistent with religious and existential beliefs.
KW - Culture
KW - Quality of life
KW - Spiritual
KW - Valid
KW - WHOQOL-SRPB
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84961673915&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11205-016-1308-3
U2 - 10.1007/s11205-016-1308-3
DO - 10.1007/s11205-016-1308-3
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961673915
SN - 0303-8300
VL - 132
SP - 291
EP - 312
JO - Social Indicators Research
JF - Social Indicators Research
IS - 1
ER -