Charles A Holt, Sean P Sullivan
Permutation tests for experimental data
Experimental economics
meaning life mil widely recognized hallmark psychological wellbeing positive youth development goal study validate korean version meaning life children questionnaire kmilcq utilizing framework suggested standards educational psychological testing data obtained 277 fifth graders aged 1011 three elementary schools seoul gyeonggi paperandpencil survey 552 boys translated milcq 21item selfreport measure developed based frankls meaning triangle korean psychological wellbeing measures also assessed validity reliability data collected 1 content domains items appropriate measuring mil among children 2 threefactor model consisting attitude creativity experience pathways extracted via exploratory factor analysis threefactor hierarchical model including attitude creativity experience firstorder factors mil secondorder factor confirmed via confirmatory factor analysis 3 higher levels mil related higher levels satisfaction life selfesteem positive affectivity lower levels negative affectivity 4 item fit statistics acceptable based rasch model 5 analysis measurement invariance item showed responses one item varied gender suggesting additional items might facilitate better measurement mil children study provides validity reliability evidence kmilcq appropriate measuring mil among south korean elementary school students