The Development of Psychological Resources Scale for University Students

• Main Authors: Chen, Yi-chun, 陳怡君
• Other Authors: Hung, Jui-ping
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/67878309462009696220

碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 心理輔導學系 === 102 === The purpose of the study was to develop a reliable and valid Psychological Resources Scale for University Students. International and national discourses and researches were referred to make up the theoretical framework and the item pool of the scale. The data were collected from the freshmen of P.C.C.U. The number of the participants was 4897 for pre-test and 4835 in formal study. Through the methods of item analysis and exploratory factor analysis, psychological resources of university students were extracted into 4 factors: self-worth, sense of control, hope, and resilience. The statistic methods applied in this study were descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s , Pearson’s correlation, confirmatory factor analysis , and t-test. The internal consistency of the scale was .975 and each of its four sub-scales was between .916 to .945. Test-retest reliability was .718, which was acceptable. These results demonstrated that the scale is stable and reliable. The scale resulted in good constructing validity. Criterion-Related Validity was .45, which also indicated good validity. According to the findings and conclusions, this study provided some recommendations for future studies and practical work.