Spanish Validation of the “Life Snapshot Inventory”

Abstract

Introduction: The Life Snapshot Inventory (LSI) is a self-report instrument to measure the meaningful vital, personal, and social directions. It was created in the Functional Analytic Psychotherapy as a continuous evaluation of vital changes in areas of life (family, work, love, spirituality, sexuality, health, etc.). Objective: The aim was to validate its psychometric characteristics for the first time. Method: This study involved 530 participants (average age 33 years), in a Spanish sample. The questionnaire has been compared with the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) to obtain convergent validity. Results: The results showed a high internal consistency (α=.93) and a correlation of .61, both statistically significant. The factorial analysis showed only one factor (43.56% of variance). In addition, it was sensitive to changes due to interventions, and made it possible to differentiate those people with vital problems. Conclusion: This questionnaire could be a helpful measure for healthcare and clinical contexts.

Validation and psychometric properties of the Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) for the Spanish population

“…In some way, the instrument reflects a snapshot of his/her life in all of those aspects. This instrument has shown its reliability and sensitivity to changes that are produced by treatment (Ruiz-García et al, 2021). A more extensive review of value assessment instruments can be found in Barney (2017), Barret et al (2019), andSerowik et al (2018).…”

“…The exploratory factor analysis showed three main factors: community, closeness and obligations, whose internal consistency levels were .70, .71 and .68, respectively, while the total score was .71, which was similar to that of the English original version. In terms of the concurrent validity, the VLQ showed moderate correlations with the "Personal Values Questionnaire" (Schwartz, 1992) (r= .47), and with the "Life Snapshot Questionnaire (Ruiz-García et al, 2021; Tsai et al, 2023) (r= .65). The usefulness of the VLQ for assessing and tracking key processes involved in clinical change, as well as for enhancing and assessing personal values intimately related to quality of life, meaning in life and community well-being is discussed.…”