Validation of the brief multidimensional students' life satisfaction scale among college students

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 206-214

  Zullig, Keith J ^a   Huebner, E Scott ^b   Gilman, Rich ^c   Patton, Jon M ^a   Murray, Karen A ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Perceived life satisfaction; Quality of life; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COLLEGE STUDENT; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCALE UP; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 18844454739     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.29.3.2     Document Type: Review

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