Developing, validity and validated Lifestyle Scale  During COVID-19 Disease Pandemic

Aliakbari Dehkordi, Mahnaz; Mohtashami, Tayebe; TadrisI Tabrizi, MASOMEH

doi:10.30473/hpj.2020.53009.4819

Document Type : Scientific Research

Authors

¹ Professor, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

² M.Sc of Psychologhy, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Ph.D Student, Department of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.30473/hpj.2020.53009.4819

Abstract

Objective: considering the current coronavirus disease pandemic, all experts and people know that the best way to prevent it is to stay at home. In this regard, staying at home requires a new lifestyle, and if people do not follow the principals of this new lifestyle, it may reduce their life quality. Dealing with this issue, this study is to develop, validity and validated lifestyle scale during coronavirus disease pandemic. Method: The present study was a descriptive-correlational study and a researcher-made questionnaire was administered to 350 (200 women & 150 Men) residents of Tehran through online recall. Data were analyzed using Cronbach's alpha and exploratory factor analysis using SPSS-24. Findings: The results showed that based on reliability coefficient of the questionnaire and Cronbach's alpha, reliability of the whole scale (α = 0.77) and each of the factors healthy lifestyle (α = 0.73) and happy lifestyle (α = 0.81) were desirable. In addition, the results of exploratory factor analysis indicated the existence of two factors of healthy lifestyle and happy lifestyle, which explained of 34.6% of the total variance. The standard scores were calculated and the range of scores of the questionnaire factors and total score was divided into three domains: mild, moderate, and severe. Conclusion: This study showed that the designed tool has the required adequacy and can be used in future research. This scale has acceptable reliability and validity to measure this construct in Iranian samples.

Keywords

20.1001.1.23221283.1399.9.33.10.7

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Developing, validity and validated Lifestyle Scale During COVID-19 Disease Pandemic

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Volume 9, Issue 33May 2020Pages 161-177

Volume 9, Issue 33
May 2020
Pages 161-177