Abstract
The main purposes of the present study were to construct a Multiple-Indicator Multiple-Cause (MIMIC) Model, based on the factors of the fulfillment sentiment model (Ohno, 1984), and to examine the structure of this model. The Multiple-Indicator Multiple-Cause Model hypothesizes that independence and self-reliance, solidarity, and trust affect the latent variable inclusive identity, and that inclusive identity affects fulfillment sentiment and satisfaction with life. The Fulfillment Sentiment Scale and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (Diener et al., 1983) were completed by 285 undergraduates. Covariance structure analysis was carried out in order to investigate the hypotheses of the Model. The results were as follows:(1) the goodness of fit index was high enough;(2) the validity of the factors of the Fulfillment Sentiment Scale was reconfirmed; and (3) the model fit the data regardless of gender. These results with a college student population suggest that fulfillment sentiment is a sense of fullness, that is, the wholeness of a more inclusive identity, not only in adolescents but throughout one's life.
