2015 Volume 5 Issue 1 Pages 19-25
Original version of Solution Building Inventory (SBI), developed by Smock et al. (2010), assesses an individual’s ability to identify exceptions, solutions and hope in the future. The purpose of this study was to develop a Japanese version of the Solution Building Inventory (SBI-J) and test its psychometric properties. Six hundred and eighteen Japanese undergraduate students completed the SBI-J along with the Dispositional Hope Scale (DHS) and the Life Orientation Test- Revised (LOT-R). Factor analyses found that the SBI-J is a one factor model with an acceptable fit containing 13-items. Strong internal consistency were also found (α=.879). Moreover, the SBI-J also possesses convergent validity. Overall, the SBI-J is a reliable and valid measure of the construct of solution building.
