Table 4 Meaning in Life Questionnaire – presence subscale: comparisons of the rating scale categories
Observed count | Average measure | Infit | Outfit | Threshold calibration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MLQ-P | |||||
1 – Absolutely untrue | 79 | -1.02 | 1.58 | 2.44 | None |
2 – Mostly untrue | 111 | -0.65 | 1.26 | 1.54 | -1.47 |
3 – Somewhat untrue | 208 | -0.46 | 0.82 | 0.81 | -1.19 |
4 – Can’t say true or false | 352 | -0.07 | 0.67 | 0.66 | -0.67 |
5 – Somewhat true | 700 | 0.64 | 0.67 | 0.60 | -0.31 |
6 – Mostly true | 919 | 1.71 | 0.87 | 0.89 | 0.83 |
7 – Absolutely true | 636 | 2.55 | 1.39 | 1.19 | 2.82 |
MLQ-P-4 | |||||
1 – Absolutely untrue | 56 | -2.23 | 1.29 | 1.48 | None |
2 – Mostly untrue | 73 | -1.72 | 0.87 | 0.83 | -2.59 |
3 – Somewhat untrue | 152 | -1.09 | 0.95 | 1.01 | -2.09 |
4 – Can’t say true or false | 288 | -0.34 | 0.87 | 0.93 | -1.32 |
5 – Somewhat true | 633 | 0.83 | 0.74 | 0.74 | -0.55 |
6 – Mostly true | 810 | 2.85 | 0.96 | 0.91 | 1.49 |
7 – Absolutely true | 392 | 4.56 | 1.75 | 1.21 | 5.05 |
MLQ-P-4 1122345 | |||||
1 (Original categories 1 and 2 collapsed) | 129 | -3.40 | 1.16 | 1.13 | None |
2 (Original categories 3 and 4 collapsed) | 440 | -1.82 | 0.94 | 1.00 | -4.00 |
3 (Original category 5) | 633 | 0.02 | 0.75 | 0.73 | -1.22 |
4 (Original category 6) | 810 | 2.20 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.78 |
5 (Original category 7) | 392 | 3.98 | 1.44 | 1.27 | 4.43 |
Ideal values | <2 | <2 | |||