|
Abstract With the fast-growing coverage of the Internet and substantial changes in people's lifestyle,the size of″Zhai People″(those who stay home most of the time) has dramatically increased in China .Increasing research attention has been directed to the impact of the″Zhai″ lifestyle on their physical health,psychological well-being and social adaptation .However,no validated measures of″Zhai″are currently available,which places a great barrier to accurately understanding″Zhai .″Therefore,the current study aims to develop and validate measures as regards″Zhai People .″First,a qualitative research revealed that behaviors,psychological characteristics,and attitude toward″Zhai″were related but independent concepts,hence specific measures of these different concepts should be developed to suit different research purposes .The theoretical framework and initial item pools of the two questionnaires,namely″Zhai Behavior Self-rating Scale″and″Zhai Psychological Characteristics Scale,″were designed . Following standardized procedures of the validity test,we examined the psychological properties of these two measures in two empirical studies . The results indicated that:(1) these questionnaires demonstrated excellent internal consistency,test-retest reliability,construct validity,convergent and discriminant validity,and therefore are recommended as the valid measures of″Behavior Zhai″ and″Psychological Zhai,″which can be used to sieve out″Zhai People″and investigate their behavior and psychological patterns|(2 )″Behavior Zhai″and″Psychological Zhai″were moderately correlated,but also independent from each other .These measures should be applied to future studies in larger samples,especially to those highly″Zhai″individuals,so as to better examine the validity and applicability of the measures .More in-depth investigations are warranted to explore″passive Zhai″and″proactive Zhai″in an effort to reveal the influence of″Behavior Zhai″ and″Psychological Zhai″on people's physical,psychological and social well-being .
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015, Vol. 1 
