Development and validation of a Scale on Ontological Identity (OIS)

Autor: Zeynab Kazemi, Abbas Rahiminezhad, Hojjat A. Farahani, Somayeh Aghamohamadi
Jazyk: angličtina
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Zdroj: Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. :3268-3271
ISSN: 1877-0428
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.283
Popis: Introduction : Having three sub scales, the Ontological identity scale (OIS) was designed based on Erikson's opinion about Universalist – Humanist identity, teachings of eastern and western philosophers and Islamic figures on the issue of ontology. Purpose : The present study aims to investigate the development and validation of Ontological identity questionnaire. Method : 230 individuals with the age average of 22 years old were randomly chosen for the sample of the study. Results : The exploratory factor analysis revealed that this scale has 3 components. The total Cronbach's alphas coefficient of this scale was calculated 0.81. Also, a positive and significant correlation coefficient was found between OIS and PIL scales which in turn validated the validity of the measurement scale. Conclusion : thus OIS scale is a useful scale for Ontological identity evaluation.
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