The brief multidimensional students' life satisfaction scale-college version

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 483-493

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

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK-TAKING; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849108253     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.5.1     Document Type: Article

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