Exploring global meaning in Greek breast cancer patients: validation of the Life Attitude Profile—Revised (LAP‐R)

Abstract

The LAP-R is a reliable and valid measure of global meaning in life, when administered to breast cancer patients. The use of LAP-R in evaluating meaning-centered psychotherapy interventions for patients with cancer is emphasized.

Argentine validation of the Purpose in Life Test / Validación argentina del Test de Propósito en la Vida

“…Currently, different instruments for the evaluation of purpose are used, the most popular of which include: the Life Purpose Questionnaire (LPQ; Hutzell, 1989) — mainly used in the United States (Campbell, 2012; Cotton Bronk, 2014; Hutzell, 1989); the Seeking of Noetic Goals Test (SONG, Crumbaugh, 1977) — administered both in the United States (Schulenberg, Baczwaski, & Buchanan, 2014; Yarnell, 1972) and Italy (Brunelli et al, 2012); and the Life Attitude Profile (LAP; Reker & Peacock, 1981), adapted to different contexts such as Germany (Mehnert & Koch, 2008), Canada (Peacock & Reker, 1982; Reker & Peacock, 1981), China (Ho, 1990), Greece (Anagnostopoulos, Slater, Fitzsimmons, & Kolokotroni, 2011) and Turkey (Erci, 2008; Erci & Özdemir, 2013). However, one of the most widely accepted instruments in the literature is the Purpose in Life Test (PIL; Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964).…”

“…En la actualidad se han identificado diferentes instrumentos para la evaluación del propósito entre las que se destacan el Cuestionario de Propósito en la Vida o Life Purpose Questionnaire (LPQ; Hutzell, 1989), principalmente empleado en Estados Unidos (Campbell, 2012; Cotton Bronk, 2014; Hutzell, 1989), el Test de Búsqueda de Metas Noéticas o Seeking of Noetic Goals Test (SONG; Crumbaugh, 1977), administrado tanto en Estados Unidos (Schulenberg, Baczwaski, & Buchanan, 2014; Yarnell, 1972) como en Italia (Brunelli et al, 2012) y el Perfil de Actitud hacia la Vida o Life Attitude Profile (LAP; Reker & Peacock, 1981), adaptado a diferentes contextos como Alemania (Mehnert & Koch, 2008), Canadá (Peacock & Reker, 1982; Reker & Peacock, 1981), China (Ho, 1990), Grecia (Anagnostopoulos, Slater, Fitzsimmons, & Kolokotroni, 2011) o Turquía (Erci, 2008; Erci & Özdemir, 2013). Sin embargo, uno de los instrumentos de mayor aceptación en la literatura especializada es el Test de Propósito en la vida o Purpose in Life Test (PIL; Crumbaugh & Maholick, 1964).…”

Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis of the life attitude profile in Chilean adolescents

“…From this perspective, the difficulty differentiating the two constructs may lie in the interdependence between the two, that is, to have life goals and a sense of direction from the past, the present, and the future requires a thorough understanding of oneself. This, however, does not seem to be a problem, to the extent that a high conceptual association between both constructs can be stated (Anagnostopoulos et al 2011). These findings suggest that there is evidence against the hypothesised factor structure, although in this case 3 factors are considered and not 4 as it was postulated in the beginning.…”

Self-reports of meaning in life matter.

“…As far as we can ascertain, they do not. For example, a brief survey of studies using the LAP-R shows that ratings on the most relevant subscale (purpose/coherence: e.g., “I have a mission in life that gives me a sense of direction”; “I have a clear understanding of the ultimate meaning of life”), indeed, fall in the “pretty meaningful” ballpark (e.g., Anagnostopoulos, Slater, Fitzsimmons, & Kolokotroni, 2011; Nicholson et al, 1994, among others). It is quite unlikely that the levels of meaning in life reported in our original analyses are due to the specific questionnaires used.…”