Sinicization of the Psychological Independence Scale and its reliability and validity testing among community⁃dwelling older adults in China
Abstract
ObjectiveTo translate the Psychological Independence Scale and test its reliability and validity among community⁃dwelling older adults in China.MethodsFollowing the Brislin translation model,the Psychological Independence Scale was translated,back⁃translated,culturally adapted,and pre⁃tested to develop a Chinese version suitable for Chinese older adults.From August to October 2026,a convenience sampling method was used to select 419 older adult residents from two community health service centers and their three affiliated service stations in Hangzhou,Zhejiang province.The Chinese version of the Psychological Independence Scale was administered to evaluate its reliability and validity.ResultsThe Chinese version of the Psychological Independence Scale comprised two dimensions (goal orientation and self⁃responsibility) with 8 items.Item⁃total correlations ranged from 0.562 to 0.722(all P<0.001).The item⁃level content validity index(I⁃CVI) ranged from 0.91 to 1.00.The average scale⁃level content validity index(S⁃CVI/Ave) was 0.98. Exploratory factor analysis extracted two common factors,with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 64.733%.Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good model fit.The overall Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.789.The split⁃half reliability was 0.857.The test⁃retest reliability was 0.975.ConclusionsThe Chinese version of the Psychological Independence Scale demonstrates satisfactory reliability and validity.It could serve as an effective tool for assessing the level of psychological independence among community⁃dwelling older adults in China.
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BibTeX
@article{jing2026sinicization,
title = {{Sinicization of the Psychological Independence Scale and its reliability and validity testing among community⁃dwelling older adults in China}},
author = {HUA Jing and ZHANG Yuping and TANG Leiwen and GUAN Xuewei and LIU Yanjie and LAN Meijuan},
journal = {Huli yanjiu},
year = {2026},
month = oct,
url = {http://hlyj.suo1.cn/thesisDetails#10.12102/j.issn.1009-6493.2026.21.016},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Sinicization of the Psychological Independence Scale and its reliability and validity testing among community⁃dwelling older adults in China
AU - HUA Jing
AU - ZHANG Yuping
AU - TANG Leiwen
AU - GUAN Xuewei
AU - LIU Yanjie
AU - LAN Meijuan
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/10/30
JO - Huli yanjiu
UR - http://hlyj.suo1.cn/thesisDetails#10.12102/j.issn.1009-6493.2026.21.016
AB - ObjectiveTo translate the Psychological Independence Scale and test its reliability and validity among community⁃dwelling older adults in China.MethodsFollowing the Brislin translation model,the Psychological Independence Scale was translated,back⁃translated,culturally adapted,and pre⁃tested to develop a Chinese version suitable for Chinese older adults.From August to October 2026,a convenience sampling method was used to select 419 older adult residents from two community health service centers and their three affiliated service stations in Hangzhou,Zhejiang province.The Chinese version of the Psychological Independence Scale was administered to evaluate its reliability and validity.ResultsThe Chinese version of the Psychological Independence Scale comprised two dimensions (goal orientation and self⁃responsibility) with 8 items.Item⁃total correlations ranged from 0.562 to 0.722(all P<0.001).The item⁃level content validity index(I⁃CVI) ranged from 0.91 to 1.00.The average scale⁃level content validity index(S⁃CVI/Ave) was 0.98. Exploratory factor analysis extracted two common factors,with a cumulative variance contribution rate of 64.733%.Confirmatory factor analysis indicated a good model fit.The overall Cronbach's α coefficient was 0.789.The split⁃half reliability was 0.857.The test⁃retest reliability was 0.975.ConclusionsThe Chinese version of the Psychological Independence Scale demonstrates satisfactory reliability and validity.It could serve as an effective tool for assessing the level of psychological independence among community⁃dwelling older adults in China.
SN - 1009-6493
ER -