Confirmatory Analysis for Differentiation of Self Short Form among Nigeria Police Academy Cadets

Abstract

In quest to study self-differentiation with the view of enhancing mental health among Nigeria police cadets and similar populations, the researchers carried out study to confirm the validity and the reliability of the instrument, differentiation of self-inventory short form (DSI-SF) among the population. Cross sectional method using convenient sampling technique was employed to select 346, males =240 and female =106 of the police cadets, their age range between 17 and 27. Pearson-moment correlation was used to confirm that the total self-differentiation inventory short form and all it subscales is a significant valid and reliable instrument for the measurement of self-differentiation among Nigeria Police Cadets. The instruments can confidently be utilized by researchers to measure self-differentiation. Practitioners can trust it reliability and validity to measure and evaluate self-differentiation among this population and similar.