Construction and Validation of the Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for Adolescents

Objective: The present study aimed to construct and validate the Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents aged ۱۲-۲۰ years in the city of Isfahan during the years ۲۰۲۲-۲۰۲۳.Methods and Materials: The research was conducted using a mixed-methods approach with a sequential exploratory qualitative-quantitative design. The population for both the qualitative and quantitative sections included male and female adolescents within the age range of ۱۲-۲۰ years, from which ۴۴۳ adolescents (۲۴۸ females and ۱۸۵ males) were randomly selected through cluster sampling. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger, ۲۰۱۰) was used to determine convergent validity, and the researcher-developed Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale was administered by the researcher. Data were analyzed using SPSS۲۲ and Amos۲۶ software through correlation coefficients and confirmatory factor analysis. Additionally, the content validity of this scale was confirmed by ۱۵ experts in the field of psychology.Findings: The results of the factor analysis indicated that the model for the Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents, with three components—Problematic Coping, Emotional Confusion, and Meaning Protest—showed an acceptable fit with the collected data. Each of the components also demonstrated acceptable capability in measuring the respective factors of the questionnaire. Furthermore, the items related to each factor of the Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents exhibited acceptable internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the factors being above ۰.۷.Conclusion: This study concludes that the ۱۱-item Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents is a suitable tool for use in various psychological, educational, and research domains. Objective: The present study aimed to construct and validate the Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents aged ۱۲-۲۰ years in the city of Isfahan during the years ۲۰۲۲-۲۰۲۳. Methods and Materials: The research was conducted using a mixed-methods approach with a sequential exploratory qualitative-quantitative design. The population for both the qualitative and quantitative sections included male and female adolescents within the age range of ۱۲-۲۰ years, from which ۴۴۳ adolescents (۲۴۸ females and ۱۸۵ males) were randomly selected through cluster sampling. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (Steger, ۲۰۱۰) was used to determine convergent validity, and the researcher-developed Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale was administered by the researcher. Data were analyzed using SPSS۲۲ and Amos۲۶ software through correlation coefficients and confirmatory factor analysis. Additionally, the content validity of this scale was confirmed by ۱۵ experts in the field of psychology. Findings: The results of the factor analysis indicated that the model for the Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents, with three components—Problematic Coping, Emotional Confusion, and Meaning Protest—showed an acceptable fit with the collected data. Each of the components also demonstrated acceptable capability in measuring the respective factors of the questionnaire. Furthermore, the items related to each factor of the Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents exhibited acceptable internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha coefficients for the factors being above ۰.۷. Conclusion: This study concludes that the ۱۱-item Conflict Expression in Meaning Formation Scale for adolescents is a suitable tool for use in various psychological, educational, and research domains.

کلیدواژه ها:

meaning ، adolescent ، factor structure ، conflict expression