title: Validation of the Inventory of College Students' Recent Life Experiences in an American college sample.
abstract: The factor structure and psychometric properties of the Inventory of College Students' Recent Life Experiences (ICSRLE; Kohn, Lafreniere, & Gurevich, 1990) were investigated in a sample of 216 college undergraduates. LISREL confirmatory factor analyses supported the generalizability of the 49-item one-factor and 37-item seven-factor solutions to our undergraduate sample. The coefficients alpha for the ICSRLE subscales were satisfactory. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to examine gender differences on the ICSRLE items and subscale scores. Concurrent validity evidence was shown by the positive and significant correlations of the ICSRLE subscales with related measures of daily hassles. Correlational analyses, LISREL confirmatory factor analysis, and exploratory maximum-likelihood factor analyses revealed that the ICSRLE subscales may not be contaminated by general psychological symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls 50614-0505.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Barrios
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Longnecker
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Osman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities