PMID- 33612138
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20220414
LR  - 20220708
IS  - 1741-203X (Electronic)
IS  - 1041-6102 (Linking)
VI  - 34
IP  - 3
DP  - 2022 Mar
TI  - An evaluation of the factor structure of the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS) 
      and the creation of the SAWS-15 as a short measure for personal wisdom.
PG  - 241-251
LID - 10.1017/S1041610220004202 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVES: Although wisdom is a desirable life span developmental goal, 
      researchers have often lacked brief and reliable construct measures. We examined 
      whether an abbreviated set of items could be empirically derived from the popular 
      40-item five-factor Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS). DESIGN: Survey data from 
      709 respondents were randomly split into two and analyzed using confirmatory 
      factor analysis (CFA). SETTING: The survey was conducted online in Australia. 
      PARTICIPANTS: The total sample consisted of 709 participants (Mage = 35.67 years; 
      age range = 15-92 years) of whom 22% were male, and 78% female. MEASUREMENT: The 
      study analyzed the 40-item SAWS. RESULTS: Sample 1 showed the traditional 
      five-factor structure for the 40-item SAWS did not fit the data. Exploratory 
      factor analysis (EFA) on Sample 2 offered an alternative model based on a 
      15-item, five-factor solution with the latent variables Reminiscence/Reflection, 
      Humor, Emotional Regulation, Experience, and Openness. This model, which 
      replicates the factor structure of the original 40-item SAWS with a short form of 
      15 items, was then confirmed on Sample 1 using a CFA that produced acceptable fit 
      and measurement invariance across age groups. CONCLUSIONS: We suggest the 
      abbreviated SAWS-15 can be useful as a measure of individual differences in 
      wisdom, and we highlight areas for future research.
FAU - Leeman, Trilas M
AU  - Leeman TM
AD  - School of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, 
      Toowoomba, Australia.
FAU - Knight, Bob G
AU  - Knight BG
AD  - School of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, 
      Toowoomba, Australia.
FAU - Fein, Erich C
AU  - Fein EC
AD  - School of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, 
      Toowoomba, Australia.
FAU - Winterbotham, Sonya
AU  - Winterbotham S
AD  - School of Psychology and Counselling, University of Southern Queensland, 
      Toowoomba, Australia.
FAU - Webster, Jeffrey Dean
AU  - Webster JD
AD  - Department of Psychology, Langara College, Vancouver, Canada.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210222
PL  - England
TA  - Int Psychogeriatr
JT  - International psychogeriatrics
JID - 9007918
SB  - IM
CIN - Int Psychogeriatr. 2022 Mar;34(3):213-214. PMID: 33926586
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Factor Analysis, Statistical
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Longevity
MH  - Male
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - SAWS
OT  - SAWS-15
OT  - age group
OT  - invariance
OT  - measurement
OT  - reliability
OT  - wisdom
EDAT- 2021/02/23 06:00
MHDA- 2022/04/15 06:00
CRDT- 2021/02/22 05:44
PHST- 2021/02/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/04/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/02/22 05:44 [entrez]
AID - S1041610220004202 [pii]
AID - 10.1017/S1041610220004202 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int Psychogeriatr. 2022 Mar;34(3):241-251. doi: 10.1017/S1041610220004202. Epub 
      2021 Feb 22.