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The brief multidimensional students' life satisfaction scale-college version
Keith J Zullig1, E Scott Huebner, Jon M Patton
1Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506-9190, USA. kzullig@hsc.wvu.edu
Objectives:
To investigate the psychometric properties of the BMSLSS-College among 723 college students.
Methods:
Internal consistency estimates explored scale reliability, factor analysis explored construct validity, and known-groups validity was assessed using the National College Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study. Criterion-related validity was explored through analyses with the CDC's health-related quality of life scale and a social isolation scale.
Results:
Acceptable internal consistency reliability, construct, known-groups, and criterion-related validity were established.
Conclusions:
Findings offer preliminary support for the BMSLSS-C; it could be useful in large-scale research studies, applied screening contexts, and for program evaluation purposes toward achieving Healthy People 2010 objectives.
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