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Validation of the brief multidimensional students' life satisfaction scale among college students
Keith J Zullig1, E Scott Huebner, Rich Gilman
1Health Education, Department of Physical Education, Health, & Sport Studies, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. ZulligKJ@muohio.edu
Objective:
To investigate the psychometric properties of the BMSLSS among 522 college students.
Methods:
Internal consistency reliability explored scale reliability, factor analysis explored construct validity, known-groups validity was assessed by use of items from the National College Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Harvard National Survey of Alcohol Use, and criterion-related validity was explored through analyses with the CDC's Health-Related Quality of Life Scale.
Results:
Acceptable internal consistency reliability, construct, known-groups, and criterion-related validity were established.
Conclusions:
These findings offer preliminary support for the BMSLSS; it could serve as part of comprehensive evaluations of subjective QOL for program evaluation and/or policy purposes among college students.
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