Development and Standardization of the Gratitude Scale

Authors

  • Mohammad Anas Anas Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002 (India)
  • Akbar Husain Professor, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002 (India)
  • Shah Mohd Khan Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002 (India)
  • Asiya Aijaz Professor, Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh-202002

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12928/jehcp.v5i3.6160

Abstract

Abstract

 

The Gratitude Scale (GS) developed by the authors was administered to 456 adults to determine the psychometric characteristics i.e. reliability and validity. Cronbach’s Alpha of the scale was found 0.91. Content validity of the scale was verified by some experts, academicians, and professionals. For testing multicollinearity and singularity ‘Determinant’ of the R-matrix was estimated and it was greater than 0.00001. The items having factor loading greater than or equal to 0.40 were selected. Total 26 items with five dimensions emerged through Exploratory Factor Analysis explaining 58.14% of the variance, which provided the evidence of factorial/construct validity of the scale. The scale can be used for research and human resource development programs in school/university and organizations. 

Keywords: Gratitude, content validity, Factor analysis, Multicollinearity, R-matrix

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