Comparing the Psychometric Properties of Two Measures of Wisdom: Predicting Forgiveness and Psychological Well-Being with the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS) and the Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale (3D-WS)

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Two recently developed scales of wisdom were compared on their abilities to have their dimensional structure replicated and to predict relevant personality (i.e., forgiveness) and life satisfaction (i.e., psychological well-being) variables. One hundred and seventy-six primarily (71%) Australian participants ranging in age from 18 to 68 years (MÂ =Â 36.60, SDÂ =Â 12.07) completed an online survey of the Self-Assessed Wisdom Scale (SAWS; Webster, 200321. Webster , J. D. (2003). An exploratory analysis of a self-assessed wisdom scale. Journal of Adult Development , 10, 13-22.[CrossRef], [Web of Science ®]View all references, Journal of Adult Development, 10, 13-22; 200722. Webster , J. D. ( 2007 ). Measuring the character strength of wisdom . International Journal of Aging and Human Development , 65 , 163 - 183 .[CrossRef], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®]View all references, International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 65, 163-183), the Three-Dimensional Wisdom Scale (3D-WS; Ardelt, 20032. Ardelt , M. ( 2003 ). Empirical assessment of a three-dimensional wisdom scale . Research on Aging , 25 , 275 - 324 .[CrossRef], [Web of Science ®], [CSA]View all references, Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences, 52B, 15-27), the Heartland Forgiveness Scale (Thompson et al., 200520. Thompson , L. Y. , Snyder , C. R. , Hoffman , L. , Michael , S. T. , Rasmussen , H. N. , Billings , L. S. , Heinze , L. , Neufeld , J. E. , Shorey , H. S. , Roberts , J. C. , & Roberts , D. E. ( 2005 ). Dispositional forgiveness of self, others, and situations . Journal of Personality , 73 , 313 - 360 .[CrossRef], [PubMed], [Web of Science ®]View all references, Journal of Personality, 73, 313-360), Ryff's (198913. Ryff , C. D. ( 1989 ). Happiness is everything, or is it? Explorations on the meaning of psychological well-being . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 57 , 1069 - 1081 .[CrossRef], [Web of Science ®], [CSA]View all references, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 57, 1069-1081) measure of psychological well-being (PWB), and a measure of social desirability (BIDR; Paulhus, 198410. Paulhus , D. L. ( 1984 ). Two-component models of socially desirable responding . Journal of Personality and Social Psychology , 46 , 598 - 609 .[CrossRef], [Web of Science ®]View all references, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 46, 598-609). Results indicated that the dimensional structure of the SAWS, but not the 3D-WS, replicated, and the 3D-WS, but not the SAWS, was contaminated by a social desirability response bias. Both scales predicted equally well PWB and forgiveness in predicted directions. Implications for future use of both scales are discussed.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0361073X.2011.554508