The Development and Validation of a New Measure of Adolescent Purpose

This goal of this study was to develop a quantitative measure that captures the dimensions of youth purpose (intention, engagement, and prosocial reasoning; Damon, Menon, and Bronk, 2003 ), focusing on students' life goals and aspirations. We tested the construct validity of our new measure usi...

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Published in:The Journal of experimental education 2020-01, Vol.88 (1), p.47-71
Main Authors: Summers, Jessica J., Falco, Lia D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic achievement
Achievement Need
Aspiration
Citizen Participation
Cognitive processes/development
Discriminant analysis
factor analysis
Goal Orientation
goals
high school
High School Students
Intention
Late Adolescents
motivation
Prosocial Behavior
Qualitative Research
Reasoning
Student Motivation
Teenagers
Test Construction
Test Reliability
Test Validity
Youth
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Summary:This goal of this study was to develop a quantitative measure that captures the dimensions of youth purpose (intention, engagement, and prosocial reasoning; Damon, Menon, and Bronk, 2003 ), focusing on students' life goals and aspirations. We tested the construct validity of our new measure using bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling (B ESEM), assuming that the construct of youth purpose may be best measured as a G factor that allows items to freely cross-load in the model (Morin, Arens, & Marsh, 2016 ). The G factor model was better fitting than a traditional confirmatory factor analysis or ESEM. Additionally the G factor was correlated with aspects of students' civic engagement and mastery components of academic achievement motivation. Suggestions for future research are discussed.
ISSN:0022-0973
1940-0683
DOI:10.1080/00220973.2019.1575178