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Antonio Ruiz-García1, Juan José Macías-Morón2, Rafael Ferro-García3
1Department of Personality, Assessment and Psychological Treatment School of Psychology, University of Malaga, Spain. Universidad de Málaga University of Malaga Spain.
Introduction:
The Life Snapshot Inventory (LSI) is a self-report instrument to measure the meaningful vital, personal, and social directions. It was created in the Functional Analytic Psychotherapy as a continuous evaluation of vital changes in areas of life (family, work, love, spirituality, sexuality, health, etc.).
Objective:
The aim was to validate its psychometric characteristics for the first time.
Method:
This study involved 530 participants (average age 33 years), in a Spanish sample. The questionnaire has been compared with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) to obtain convergent validity.
Results:
The results showed a high internal consistency (α = .93) and a correlation of .61, both statistically significant. The factorial analysis showed only one factor (43.56% of variance). In addition, it was sensitive to changes due to interventions, and made it possible to differentiate those people with vital problems.
Conclusion:
This questionnaire could be a helpful measure for healthcare and clinical contexts.
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