The San-Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE-28), a prominent tool recently established through expert consensus, literature review, and latent variable psychometric method, was adapted into Hindi.
Authors
Roshan Lal Dewangan, Department of Applied Psychology, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, West Bengal, India.
Smriti Pathak, Assistant Professor, Jindal School of Psychology & Counselling, O.P. Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana, India.
Dilip V. Jeste, Global Research Network on Social Determinants of Mental Health, La Jolla, CA, USA.
Michael L. Thomas, Department of Psychology, Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Neurosciences Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Summary
Despite a decade of empirical exploration of wisdom in India, local researchers predominantly rely on wisdom measures developed in foreign languages, overlooking the need for local adaptation. Adapting existing scales is a recommended approach to address the need for appropriate measures efficiently. The San-Diego Wisdom Scale (SD-WISE-28), a prominent tool recently established through expert consensus, literature review, and latent variable psychometric method, was adapted into Hindi.
SD-WISE-28 was translated into Hindi using the backward method. Factor structure was examined in a sample of 241 participants using Exploratory Factor Analysis. Then, in a separate sample of 608 participants, Confirmatory Factor Analysis was used to verify the measurement model. The reliability of Hindi SW-WISE-28 scores were evaluated through Cronbach’s alpha and test-retest reliability.
The validity of translated scale was examined via convergent and concurrent validity. The Hindi version of SD-WISE-28 retains the seven-factor wisdom model of the original SD-WISE-28, demonstrating excellent internal consistency and test-retest reliability, along with acceptable convergent and substantial concurrent validity when compared to the 3D-Wisdom scale and Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale.
Published in: Current Psychology
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