Quality of College Life (QCL) of Students: Further Validation of a Measure of Well-being

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Sirgy M. J., Lee D., Grzeskowiak S., Yu G. B., Webb D., El-Hasan K., ...Daha Fazla

SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH, cilt.99, sa.3, ss.375-390, 2010 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 99 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s11205-010-9587-6
  • Dergi Adı: SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.375-390
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Quality of college life, Life quality in college, University quality of life, Quality of life on a university campus, Life satisfaction, Satisfaction with college life, Satisfaction with the academic aspects of college life, Satisfaction with the social aspects of college life, Satisfaction with college facilities, OF-LIFE, UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS, COGNITIVE DOMAIN
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This paper reports a study designed to further validate a measure of quality of college life (QCL) of university students (Sirgy, Grzeskowiak, Rahtz, Soc Indic Res 80(2), 343-360, 2007). Two studies were conducted: a replication study and an extension study. The replication study involved surveys of 10 different college campuses in different countries. The results of the replication study provided additional nomological (predictive) validation support of the measure based on a theoretical model mapping out the antecedents and consequences of satisfaction with college life. With respect to the extension study, the focus was to further test the nomological validity of the QCL measure by arguing and empirically demonstrating that the consequence of QCL is life satisfaction. The extension study involved a survey of three college campuses in different countries. The results were also supportive of the nomological validity of the QCL measure.