Validation of the brief multidimensional students' life satisfaction scale among college students.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the psychometric properties of the BMSLSS among 522 college students.


METHODS
Internal consistency reliability explored scale reliability, factor analysis explored construct validity, known-groups validity was assessed by use of items from the National College Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Harvard National Survey of Alcohol Use, and criterion-related validity was explored through analyses with the CDC's Health-Related Quality of Life Scale.


RESULTS
Acceptable internal consistency reliability, construct, known-groups, and criterion-related validity were established.


CONCLUSIONS
These findings offer preliminary support for the BMSLSS; it could serve as part of comprehensive evaluations of subjective QOL for program evaluation and/or policy purposes among college students.
Zullig
Keith J
KJ
Health Education, Department of Physical Education, Health, & Sport Studies, Miami University, Oxford, OH 45056, USA. ZulligKJ@muohio.edu
Huebner
E Scott
ES
Gilman
Rich
R
Patton
Jon M
JM
Murray
Karen A
KA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D011788:Quality of Life; D012309:Risk-Taking; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities