Development and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a Brief Wisdom Development Scale

Sai-fu Fung; Esther Oi-wah Chow; Chau-kiu Cheung

doi:10.3390/ijerph17082717

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Development and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a Brief Wisdom Development Scale

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Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Original language	English
Article number	2717
Journal / Publication	International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume	17
Issue number	8
Online published	15 Apr 2020
Publication status	Published - Apr 2020

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DOI	DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17082717 Final Published version
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Abstract

This study was to develop an 18-item Brief Wisdom Development Scale, based on the original 66-item Wisdom Development Scale, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the proposed scale using a sample of older adults. This longitudinal study recruited 153 community-dwelling adults (mean = 72.55 years old; SD = 8.47) from older adult service centres. Using a repeated measures design, the study obtained four waves of data from the participants over 12 months. The Brief Wisdom Development Scale (BWDS) was developed based on the Stepwise Confirmatory Factor Analytical approach (SCOFA), with further verification of its factorial validity using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The results suggest that the BWDS comprising 18 items with a six-factor structure is comparable with its full version and possesses good psychometric properties in internal consistency, concurrent validity, and factorial validity. The BWDS provides an efficient, reliable, and valid construct to measure wisdom. The implications for research development are discussed here.