Construction of the relational meaning in life questionnaire: An exploratory and confirmatory factor-analytic study of relational meaning

The present research examined the factor structure and test-retest reliability of the Relational Meaning in Life Questionnaire (RMLQ), a measure modified from the widely used Meaning in Life Questionnaire to assess for one’s sense of meaning in life that comes from their relationships with others. An exploratory factor analysis among 278 undergraduate students supported a 2-factor model (i.e., RMLQ-Presence & RMLQ-Searching) and was further...