Factors Related to Meaning of Life in Taiwanese Women Treated with In Vitro Fertilization

Su, Tsann-Juu; Chen, Shee‐Uan; Chen, Yueh-Chih; Yang, Yu‐Shih; Hung, Yung-Tai

doi:10.1016/s0929-6646(09)60137-6

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“…(25) found that PIL and mental health correlated among women but not among men. Low PIL scores among men have been found to be associated with functional impairment (27) and low scores among women have been found to be associated with low levels of education (28).…”

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“…Shek also made an alternative analysis with a two general factor solution where existence (experience of life and meaning in life) and death (death, retirement and choice of existence) was extracted. In a study by Su et al (28) PIL data from 149 women undergoing in vitro fertilization were factor analysed. Four factors emerged which accounted for 60% of the variance in the PIL scale.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The stability over time (test–retest reliability) has been addressed in some studies. In an English language version the test retest coefficients of 0.78–0.95 have been reported (16, 28, 38). We have not found any published test–retest analysis of the Swedish version.…”

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Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Purpose in Life scale

Jonsén

Fagerström

Lundman

et al. 2010

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

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The aim of this study was to test the theoretical assumptions beyond the Purpose in Life (PIL) scale, and to elucidate the underlying structure of the Swedish version of the PIL. The PIL, originally created by Crumbaugh and Maholick, is a 20-item scale of the Lickert type with possible scores ranges from 20 to 140, the higher score, the stronger PIL. The analysis was based on 449 participants, 62% of whom were women, from five different samples, ranging from 19 to 103 years old. An exploratory factor analysis restricted to three factors was performed. The factors were labelled meaning in existence, freedom to create meaning in daily life, and will to find meaning in future challenges. These factors reflected the three dimensions described by Frankl. Cronbach's alpha coefficient for the total scale was 0.83 and varied between 0.54 and 0.83 in the three factors. We concluded that the Swedish version of the PIL scale seems to have construct validity and reliability. Our results give support to the fact that the PIL scale captures and confirms the theoretical assumptions of Frankl's existential theory. We consider the PIL scale to be both feasible and appropriate for use in nursing research.

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Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Purpose in Life scale

Jonsén

Fagerström

Lundman

et al. 2010

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

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“…Future studies should replicate these analyses using more participants who represent diverse institutions and subgroups. Finally, although we determined that the PIL was not group invariant using a unidimensional model and a two-dimensional model, testing for alternative factor structures (e.g., Jonsén et al, 2010;Su et al, 2006) was beyond the scope of the current study, and could be explored in the future.…”

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Measuring Purpose in Life in College Students: An Assessment of Invariance Properties by College Year and Undergraduate School

Anghel¹,

Ludlow²,

Szendey³

et al. 2021

INT J EDUC METHODOL

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<p style="text-align: justify;">Purpose in life is a key construct in the development of young adults, particularly college students. There are many instruments measuring sense of purpose in life, but few studies have examined their measurement properties among college students. The current study compares the measurement invariance properties of the Purpose in Life (PIL) scale and the Claremont Purpose Scale (CPS) across college year and undergraduate school. Using both a unidimensional and a two-dimensional model, we found that the PIL’s interpretability is limited among college students. Using a three-dimensional model, the CPS was invariant with respect to both grouping variables. The study suggests that the CPS can be used to make meaningful comparisons among college students categorized by school year and undergraduate school. The study also has some implications about the construct of purpose in life; namely, scale structures that work well statistically and theoretically among adults might not generalize to young adults.</p>

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“…Women undergoing IVF usually suffer from high anxiety levels owing to their infertility and the arduous treatment procedure they have to go through (Imeson & McMurray 1996, Smeenk et al. 2001, Su et al. 2006).…”

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The anxiety of Taiwanese women with or without continuity treatment after previous in vitro fertilisation failure

Tzeng²,

Kuo³

2011

Journal of Clinical Nursing

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The level of anxiety of women who decide to continue in vitro fertilisation treatment should be assessed as early as possible and counselling services provided to women who experience in vitro fertilisation failure should concentrate more on relieving psychological distress. One year after discontinuing treatment, some women still experience considerable anxiety; therefore, the care and assistance provided to these women need to be continually evaluated.

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Factors Related to Meaning of Life in Taiwanese Women Treated with In Vitro Fertilization

Abstract: Treatment stage, educational level, and etiology of infertility were found to be factors influencing the meaning of life in women undergoing IVF.

Cited by 7 publications

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Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Purpose in Life scale

Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the Purpose in Life scale

Measuring Purpose in Life in College Students: An Assessment of Invariance Properties by College Year and Undergraduate School

The anxiety of Taiwanese women with or without continuity treatment after previous in vitro fertilisation failure

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