Factorial structure and invariance analysis of the sense of belonging scales

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-217

  Tovar, Esau ^a   Simon, Merril A ^b  

^a SANTA MONICA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; confirmatory factor analysis; mattering; measurement invariance; sense of belonging

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957958909     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: 19476302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748175610384811     Document Type: Article

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