Examining the relationship between global and domain measures of quality of life by three factor structure models

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-202

  Wu, Chia Huei ^a   Yao, Grace ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Domain specific; Global; Measurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

FACTOR ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN;

EID: 34648843696     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-006-9082-2     Document Type: Article

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