The brief multidimensional students' life satisfaction scale-college version.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the psychometric properties of the BMSLSS-College among 723 college students.


METHODS
Internal consistency estimates explored scale reliability, factor analysis explored construct validity, and known-groups validity was assessed using the National College Youth Risk Behavior Survey and Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study. Criterion-related validity was explored through analyses with the CDC's health-related quality of life scale and a social isolation scale.


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


CONCLUSIONS
Findings offer preliminary support for the BMSLSS-C; it could be useful in large-scale research studies, applied screening contexts, and for program evaluation purposes toward achieving Healthy People 2010 objectives.
Zullig
Keith J
KJ
Department of Community Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, WV 26506-9190, USA. kzullig@hsc.wvu.edu
Huebner
E Scott
ES
Patton
Jon M
JM
Murray
Karen A
KA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D011594:Psychometrics; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012934:Social Isolation; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult