Factor structure and reliability of an abbreviated version of the Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale

Child Indicators Research

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 651-657

  Huebner, E Scott ^a   Zullig, Keith J ^b   Saha, Runa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Screening; Youth life satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869474532     PISSN: 1874897X     EISSN: 18748988     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12187-012-9140-z     Document Type: Article

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