Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Ikigai-9
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample
2.2. Translation Process
2.3. Other Measures
2.4. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Sample Characteristics
3.2. Reliability
3.3. Validity
3.3.1. Construct Validity of the Ikigai-9-G
3.3.2. Concurrent Validity of the Ikigai-9-G
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions and Future Research
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Bitte sagen Sie uns, wie Sie sich in Ihrem Alltag fühlen. |
Bitte wählen Sie jeweils eine Antwortmöglichkeit. |
Ich fühle mich häufig glücklich. |
Ich möchte etwas Neues lernen oder beginnen. |
Ich denke, ich tue etwas Nützliches für andere Menschen und die Gesellschaft. |
Ich bin entspannt und gelassen. |
Ich interessiere mich für verschiedene Dinge. |
Ich denke, dass meine Existenz für etwas oder jemanden notwendig ist. |
Mein Leben ist reich und erfüllend. |
Ich möchte mein Potenzial weiterentwickeln. |
Ich denke, dass ich Einfluss auf jemanden habe. |
Anmerkung 1: Die fünf Antwortmöglichkeiten sind: “Trifft sehr zu”, “Trifft eher zu”, “Trifft etwas zu”, “Trifft eher nicht zu” und “Trifft nicht zu”. |
Ikigai-9-G | Optimistic and Positive Emotions Regarding Life Subscale | Active and Positive Attitudes toward One’s Future Subscale | Recognition of the Meaning of One’s Existence | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Cronbach’s alpha | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.76 | 0.77 |
McDonald’s omega | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.77 | 0.77 |
Chi2 | df | RMSEA | SRMR | NFI | RNI | CFI | IFI | MCI |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
712.94 | 24 | 0.076 | 0.051 | 0.953 | 0.955 | 0.955 | 0.955 | 0.933 |
Optimistic and Positive Emotions Regarding Life Subscale | Active and Positive Attitudes toward One’s Future Subscale | Recognition of the Meaning of One’s Existence | |
---|---|---|---|
Item 1 | 0.81 (0.01) | ||
Item 4 | 0.71 (0.01) | ||
Item 7 | 0.88 (0.01) | ||
Item 2 | 0.71 (0.01) | ||
Item 5 | 0.64 (0.01) | ||
Item 8 | 0.82 (0.01) | ||
Item 3 | 0.70 (0.01) | ||
Item 6 | 0.74 (0.01) | ||
Item 9 | 0.75 (0.01) | ||
Subscale: optimistic and positive emotions regarding life | 1 | ||
Subscale: active and positive attitudes toward one’s future | 0.52 | 1 | |
Subscale: recognition of the meaning of one’s existence | 0.66 | 0.59 | 1 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1: Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) | 1 | |||||
2: Anxiety symptoms (GAD-7) | 0.85 *** | 1 | ||||
3: HRQoL (EQ-VAS) | −0.51 *** | −0.44 *** | 1 | |||
4: Happiness (SHS) | −0.59 *** | −0.56 *** | 0.51 *** | 1 | ||
5: Life satisfaction (SWLS) | −0.50 *** | −0.46 *** | 0.48 *** | 0.74 *** | 1 | |
6: Ikigai (Ikigai-9-G) | −0.43 *** | −0.39 *** | 0.42 *** | 0.62 *** | 0.57 *** | 1 |
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Hajek, A.; Imai, T.; Zwar, L.; König, H.-H. Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Ikigai-9. Societies 2024, 14, 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14030039
Hajek A, Imai T, Zwar L, König H-H. Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Ikigai-9. Societies. 2024; 14(3):39. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14030039
Chicago/Turabian StyleHajek, André, Tadanori Imai, Larissa Zwar, and Hans-Helmut König. 2024. "Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Ikigai-9" Societies 14, no. 3: 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14030039
APA StyleHajek, A., Imai, T., Zwar, L., & König, H.-H. (2024). Translation and Validation of the German Version of the Ikigai-9. Societies, 14(3), 39. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc14030039