%0 Journal Article
%T Psychometric properties of the Meaning in Life Questionnaire ¨C Hausa version among internally displaced persons in Nigeria
%A Chuka Mike Ifeagwazi
%A Emmanuel Abiama Ekpedoho
%A JohnBosco Chika Chukwuorji
%A Sampson Kelechi Nwonyi
%A Steven Kator Iorfa
%J Transcultural Psychiatry
%@ 1461-7471
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1363461518794218
%X Valid measurement of meaning in life (MIL) is crucial for cross-cultural understanding of the construct. The Meaning in Life Questionnaire (MLQ), a widely used measure of MIL, has yet to be translated into any indigenous African language. The current study presents a preliminary report of a Hausa language translation of the MLQ, the MLQ-Hausa version (MLQ-H), and its reliability and validity in a Nigerian sample. Participants were 809 internally displaced persons (IDPs) (50.7% males) in Kabusa IDP Centre in Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria. They completed Hausa versions of the MLQ, the Brief Personal Meaning Profile (PMP-B), and scales of the Symptoms Distress Checklist (SCL-90). Results of a confirmatory factor analysis supported the original two-factor model of the MLQ comprising presence of meaning (5 items) and search for meaning (5 items). The two factors had adequate reliability. Responses to the MLQ-H did not differ by sociodemographic factors. Concurrent validity of MLQ-H was suggested by significant correlations between MLQ-H and psychopathology symptom scales. Importantly, we found convergent validity through positive correlations of MLQ-H with the PMP-B. Results indicate that the MLQ-H is a psychometrically sound measure of MIL among Hausa IDPs and may be applied in research on meaning in life among other Hausa-speaking populations
%K Hausa
%K internal displacement
%K meaning in life
%K psychopathology
%K translation
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1363461518794218