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Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI)

This preliminary study was conducted to examine and verify the validity and reliability of the instrument on the Malaysian Academician Happiness Index (MAHI) on resilience. MAHI could be seen as a tool to measure the level of happiness and stress of academicians before determining how resilient the...

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Main Authors:	Alavi, Khadijah, Isa, Khairunesa, Palpanadan, Sarala Thulasi
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Language:	English
Published:	Sciedu Press 2020
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	my.uthm.eprints.65452022-03-01T01:04:15Z http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6545/ Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI) Alavi, Khadijah Isa, Khairunesa Palpanadan, Sarala Thulasi H Social Sciences (General) This preliminary study was conducted to examine and verify the validity and reliability of the instrument on the Malaysian Academician Happiness Index (MAHI) on resilience. MAHI could be seen as a tool to measure the level of happiness and stress of academicians before determining how resilient the academicians were. Resilience can be defined as a mental ability of a person to recover quickly from illness or depression. MAHI instrument consisted of 66 items. The instrument was distributed to 40 academicians from three groups of universities which were the Focus University, Comprehensive University and Research University is using a survey technique. The instrument was developed to measure three main constructs which were the organization, individual and social that would affect the happiness and stress levels of academicians. This preliminary study employed the Rasch Measurement Model uses Winsteps software version 3.69.1.11. to examine the validity and reliability of the items. The results of the analysis of the MAHI instrument showed that the item reliability was 0.87, person reliability was 0.83 and value of Alpha Cronbach was 0.84. Meanwhile, misfit analysis showed that only there was one item with 1.46 logit that could be considered for dropping or needed improvement. Therefore, it highlighted that most of the items met the constructs’ need and can be used as a measurement indicator of MAHI. The implication of this instrument can help Malaysian academicians to be more resilient in facing challenges in the future. Sciedu Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/6545/1/AJ%202020%20%28342%29.pdf Alavi, Khadijah and Isa, Khairunesa and Palpanadan, Sarala Thulasi (2020) Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI). International Journal of Higher Education, 9 (4). pp. 261-271. ISSN 1927-6044 https://doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v9n4p261
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description	This preliminary study was conducted to examine and verify the validity and reliability of the instrument on the Malaysian Academician Happiness Index (MAHI) on resilience. MAHI could be seen as a tool to measure the level of happiness and stress of academicians before determining how resilient the academicians were. Resilience can be defined as a mental ability of a person to recover quickly from illness or depression. MAHI instrument consisted of 66 items. The instrument was distributed to 40 academicians from three groups of universities which were the Focus University, Comprehensive University and Research University is using a survey technique. The instrument was developed to measure three main constructs which were the organization, individual and social that would affect the happiness and stress levels of academicians. This preliminary study employed the Rasch Measurement Model uses Winsteps software version 3.69.1.11. to examine the validity and reliability of the items. The results of the analysis of the MAHI instrument showed that the item reliability was 0.87, person reliability was 0.83 and value of Alpha Cronbach was 0.84. Meanwhile, misfit analysis showed that only there was one item with 1.46 logit that could be considered for dropping or needed improvement. Therefore, it highlighted that most of the items met the constructs’ need and can be used as a measurement indicator of MAHI. The implication of this instrument can help Malaysian academicians to be more resilient in facing challenges in the future.
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author	Alavi, Khadijah Isa, Khairunesa Palpanadan, Sarala Thulasi
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title	Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI)
title_short	Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI)
title_full	Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI)
title_fullStr	Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI)
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title_sort	application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of malaysian academician happiness index (mahi)
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Application of rasch model on resilience in higher education: an examination of validity and reliability of Malaysian academician happiness index (MAHI)

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