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Table 1 Psychometric studies of the meaning of life questionnaire (MLQ) in various samples

From: Meaning of life questionnaire (MLQ) in peruvian undergraduate students: study of its psychometric properties from the perspective of classical test theory (CTT)

Study

Sample

Country

N

Model

CFA

Reliability (α)

GFI

CFI

RMSEA

SRMR

MLQ-P

MLQ-S

[28]

Adults

Argentina

707

Bidimensional

.94

.95

.09

–

.82

.88

[29]

Adults

Turkey

584

Bidimensional

–

.96

.07

.05

.88

.90

[19]

University students

South Africa

326

Bidimensional

–

.95

.08

–

.85

.84

[32]

Adults

India

550

Bidimensional

.94

.94

.08

–

.78

.81

[33]

Adolescences

Australia

135

Bidimensional

 

.92

–

.10

.82

.84

[65]

Older adults

Australia

341

Bidimensional

–

.96

.11

.04

–

–

[34]

Adults

Nigeria

809

Bidimensional

.91

.94

.07

–

.82

.86

[35]

Adults

Italy

364

Bidimensional

–

.99

.06

.06

.84

.90

[36]

Patients with cancer and sclerosis

Iran

301

Bidimensional

–

.99

.07

.05

.84

.88

[37]

Adults

Ghana

420

Bidimensional

–

.92

.08

.05

–

–

[57]

High School students

China

1089

Bidimensional

.92

.93

.10

–

.84

.88