Psychometric Analysis of a Scale to Assess Social Participation of Chinese Adults

Ruichao Qiang, Bingping Zhou and Ye Li
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Ruichao Qiang: Department of Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Bingping Zhou: Department of Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
Ye Li: School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan 430079, China

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 6, 1-13

Abstract: The Social Participation Scale (SPS) is a 17-item questionnaire to assess the social participation of Chinese adults. It was developed using a multimethod approach applying in-depth interviews, qualitative analysis and quantitative psychometric evaluation for construct, convergent validity and internal reliability. In-depth interviews and an expert review panel suggested content validity. Exploratory factor analysis, Confirmation factor analysis, and intercorrelation between dimensions supported construct validity. The SPS was positively correlated with a prosocial tendencies measure and negatively associated with a material values scale, contributing to convergent validity. Internal reliability was also high. These results suggest that SPS has sufficient reliability and validity for use in future research investigating social participation in China and other countries with a few civil organizations.

Keywords: social participation; civic engagement; social sustainability; psychometric analysis; Chinese adults (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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