The Development of Nostalgia Sense Scale for Chinese Elderly

Abstract

Abstract: The purpose of this study was to develop a scale of nostalgia sense that fitted for the older adults in China. Through theoretical analysis, the study built two dimensions for the nostalgia, that is, “positive nostalgia” and “negative nostalgia”. And it designed the items by means of collecting interview data, referring relevant scales and inviting experts to discuss. Then, it selected respectively 325 and 611 older adults in Tianjin as participants in pretest and formal test. The results showed that the two-dimension structure mentioned above was reasonable and the reliability and validity were conformed to the requirements of psychometrics. Therefore, the scale developed by this study can be used as an instrument to measure the nostalgia of the older adults.

Key words: older adults, nostalgia, emotion, nostalgia sense

摘要： 旨在编制适合我国老年人的怀旧感量表。通过理论分析，构建了老年人怀旧的两个维度，积极怀旧感和消极怀旧感。通过整理访谈资料、参考相关量表、专家讨论等方法编制题目。分别选取325人进行预测试，611人正式测试。结果表明，建构的2维度结构合理，题目的区分度、信效度符合心理测量学要求。本次编制的量表可以作为老年人怀旧感的测量工具。

关键词: 老年人, 怀旧, 情绪, 怀旧感

CLC Number:

B844.4

Wu Jie, Xu Sheng, Ma Weidong, Zhao Jiawei, Xing Tong, Liu Anqi, Wu Mengxuan. The Development of Nostalgia Sense Scale for Chinese Elderly[J]. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 2019, 17(2): 246-252.

吴捷, 徐晟, 马伟栋, 赵加伟, 邢彤, 刘安琪, 吴梦瑄. 中国老年人怀旧感量表的编制[J]. 心理与行为研究, 2019, 17(2): 246-252.

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