Validating the <scp>K</scp>orean version of the <scp>T</scp>hinking <scp>A</scp>bout <scp>L</scp>ife <scp>E</scp>xperiences <scp>S</scp>cale-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Validating the Korean version of the Thinking About Life Experiences Scale

Published:2024-01 Issue:1 Volume:38 Page:
ISSN:0888-4080
Container-title:Applied Cognitive Psychology
language:en
Short-container-title:Applied Cognitive Psychology

Author:

Park Sangmi¹^ORCID,Park Ji‐Hyuk¹^ORCID,Hong Ickpyo¹^ORCID,Kim Tae Hui²^ORCID,Alea Nicole³^ORCID,Bluck Susan⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Occupational Therapy College of Software and Digital Healthcare Convergence, Yonsei University Wonju Gangwon Republic of Korea

2. Department of Psychiatry Yonsei University Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine Wonju Gangwon Republic of Korea

3. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara California USA

4. Department of Psychology University of Florida Gainesville Florida USA

Abstract

AbstractThe Thinking about Life Experiences (TALE) Scale is well‐used in the autobiographical memory literature. Through rigorous examination of its psychometric properties, this study aimed to validate a Korean version of the Thinking About Life Experiences Scale (TALE‐K) with Korean adults. Data were collected through an online survey. The TALE‐K, and for convergent validity purposes the Korean‐Reminiscence Functions Scale for the Elderly (K‐RFS‐E), were administered to participants aged 19 years to 77. Data from 440 community participants were analyzed. Structural validity and convergent validity were confirmed. Measurement invariance was confirmed across gender but it was partially confirmed across age group. Overall, Cronbach's αs for the three subscales and intra‐class correlation coefficients were good to excellent. The TALE‐K seems to be a reliable, valid self‐report instrument for measuring three autobiographical memory functions (i.e., self‐continuity, social‐bonding, and directing‐behavior functions) in Korean adults. Further studies to better understand autobiographical memory functions in different age groups are recommended.

Publisher

Wiley

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/acp.4168

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