Purpose in Life Test assessment using latent variable methods.
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-1987
Abstract
A psychometric assessment was conducted on a slightly revised version of the Purpose in Life Test (PIL-R). Factor analyses revealed a large general factor plus four primary factors comprising lack of purpose in life, positive sense of purpose, motivation for meaning, and existential confusion. Validity models showed that the PIL-R was positively related to a construct of happiness and was negatively related to suicidality and meaninglessness. Reliability estimates ranged from 0.78 to 0.86. The revised version can be presented compactly and may be less confusing to subjects than the original PIL.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
The British journal of clinical psychology / the British Psychological Society
Volume
26 ( Pt 3)
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Harlow, L. L., M. D. Newcomb, and P. M. Bentler. "Purpose in Life Test assessment using latent variable methods.." The British journal of clinical psychology / the British Psychological Society 26 ( Pt 3), (1987): 235-236. doi: 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1987.tb01355.x.