Table 3.
Psychometric properties of the French-language version of the WHOQOL-SRPB
| Abbreviated item content | Correlation with social desirability | Test-retest reliability coefficient | Cronbach’s alpha or alpha if item deleteda | Rather sure + not sure of their answer (%) |
“Not at all” (%) |
“An extreme amount” (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hope & Optimism |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. Hopeful |
0.23*** |
0.59*** |
0.72 |
39.0 |
5.2 |
8.6 |
3.25 (0.94) |
| 2. Hopeful about life |
0.25*** |
0.73*** |
0.72 |
35.1 |
3.9 |
8.9 |
3.29 (0.94) |
| 3. Optimistic, quality of life |
0.15*** |
0.48*** |
0.80 |
24.4 |
4.6 |
24.1 |
3.67 (1.05) |
| 4. Optimistic in uncertainty |
0.28*** |
0.63*** |
0.77 |
32.9 |
11.4 |
3.4 |
2.80 (0.91) |
|
Meaning of life |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 5. Finds meaning in life |
0.22*** |
0.72*** |
0.69 |
27.7 |
10.7 |
20.0 |
3.39 (1.22) |
| 6. Taking care of others |
0.21*** |
0.58*** |
0.82 |
20.6 |
3.7 |
25.5 |
3.75 (0.94) |
| 7. Life has a purpose |
0.19*** |
0.76*** |
0.66 |
29.0 |
15.3 |
20.3 |
3.16 (1.29) |
| 8. Here for a reason |
0.12** |
0.74*** |
0.77 |
29.9 |
28.3 |
21.7 |
2.95 (1.46) |
|
Awe |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 9. Experiences awe |
0.18*** |
0.61*** |
0.70 |
11.9 |
0.7 |
50.4 |
4.23 (0.81) |
| 10. Touched by beauty |
0.08 ns |
0.69*** |
0.68 |
22.6 |
8.2 |
30.8 |
3.70 (1.14) |
| 11. Feelings of inspiration |
0.06 ns |
0.60*** |
0.66 |
24.9 |
2.5 |
21.9 |
3.59 (0.89) |
| 12. Grateful for things |
0.17 *** |
0.73*** |
0.69 |
24.0 |
10.2 |
23.9 |
3.54 (1.23) |
|
Inner Peace |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 13. Peaceful with yourself |
0.27*** |
0.78*** |
0.85 |
31.9 |
9.4 |
11.1 |
3.19 (1.07) |
| 14. Has inner peace |
0.25*** |
0.73*** |
0.83 |
31.4 |
14.4 |
8.6 |
2.98 (1.11) |
| 15. Feels peaceful |
0.29*** |
0.66*** |
0.87 |
33.7 |
9.2 |
6.0 |
2.94 (0.94) |
| 16. Sense of harmony |
0.23*** |
0.73*** |
0.87 |
34.4 |
11.6 |
8.0 |
3.07 (0.96) |
|
Wholeness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 17. Connection mind body |
0.21*** |
0.76*** |
0.81 |
30.9 |
20.7 |
16.8 |
3.10 (1.27) |
| 18. Balance mind body soul |
0.22*** |
0.66*** |
0.73 |
33.4 |
20.0 |
7.1 |
2.77 (1.18) |
| 19. Way you live consistent |
0.28*** |
0.61*** |
0.75 |
29.7 |
14.8 |
8.9 |
3.07 (1.10) |
| 20. Creates coherence |
0.19*** |
0.54*** |
0.77 |
27.4 |
5.9 |
18.4 |
3.36 (1.07) |
|
Spiritual Strength |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 21. Feels spiritual strength |
0.19*** |
0.75*** |
0.94 |
31.9 |
19.6 |
12.8 |
2.96 (1.30) |
| 22. Strength difficult times |
0.18*** |
0.81*** |
0.92 |
28.7 |
18.4 |
10.3 |
2.88 (1.24) |
| 23. Helps to live better |
0.11*** |
0.86*** |
0.91 |
27.6 |
19.4 |
12.7 |
2.98 (1.34) |
| 24. Feels happy in life |
0.14*** |
0.76*** |
0.92 |
27.9 |
22.1 |
10.5 |
2.86 (1.32) |
|
Connectedness |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 25. Gets through hard times |
0.12** |
0.82*** |
0.93 |
22.3 |
32.8 |
16.0 |
2.71 (1.49) |
| 26. Tolerates stress |
0.14*** |
0.80*** |
0.93 |
26.3 |
43.5 |
6.2 |
2.33 (1.30) |
| 27. Understands others |
0.16*** |
0.83*** |
0.93 |
25.2 |
42.1 |
9.8 |
2.48 (1.42) |
| 28. Comforts, reassures |
0.12** |
0.87*** |
0.92 |
24.4 |
36.9 |
12.5 |
2.56 (1.47) |
|
Faith |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 29. Contributes well-being |
0.15*** |
0.92*** |
0.97 |
23.0 |
38.9 |
10.7 |
2.51 (1.46) |
| 30. Gives you comfort |
0.18*** |
0.91*** |
0.97 |
22.6 |
39.9 |
7.7 |
2.37 (1.40) |
| 31. Gives you strength |
0.17*** |
0.89*** |
0.97 |
20.3 |
39.8 |
9.8 |
2.42 (1.43) |
| 32. Helps you enjoy life |
0.17*** |
0.88*** |
0.98 |
20.0 |
39.8 |
12.1 |
2.49 (1.48) |
| |
|
|
|
|
Skew |
Kurtosis |
|
| Hope & Optimism |
0.29*** |
0.75** |
0.80 |
-- |
-0.54 |
0.24 |
3.33 (0.78) |
| Meaning of Life |
0.21*** |
0.79*** |
0.79 |
-- |
-0.24 |
-0.79 |
3.33 (1.04) |
| Awe |
0.15*** |
0.69*** |
0.74 |
-- |
-0.56 |
0 |
3.84 (0.81) |
| Inner Peace |
0.30*** |
0.81*** |
0.89 |
-- |
-0.20 |
-0.56 |
3.02 (0.95) |
| Wholeness |
0.27*** |
0.76*** |
0.81 |
-- |
-0.15 |
-0.70 |
3.07 (0.97) |
| Spiritual Strength |
0.15*** |
0.84*** |
0.94 |
-- |
-0.22 |
-1.11 |
2.94 (1.22) |
| Connectedness |
0.15*** |
0.88*** |
0.95 |
-- |
0.29 |
-1.37 |
2.51 (1.35) |
| Faith |
0.17*** |
0.92*** |
0.98 |
-- |
0.41 |
-1.29 |
2.43 (1.39) |
| Total score, 32 items | 0.22*** | 0.90*** | 0.96 | -- | 0.09 | -0.78 | 3.05 (0.83) |
a. Cronbach’s alpha for scales. For each item, alpha of the corresponding subscale if this item was deleted.
* p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01; *** p ≤ 0.001.