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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Quality of College Life (QCL) of Students: Further Validation of a Measure of Well-being
Social Indicators Research, Volume 99, No. 3, Year 2010
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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. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.
Authors & Co-Authors
Sirgy, M. Joseph
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Lee, Dong Jin
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Grzeskowiak, Stephan
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Yu, Grace B.
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Webb, Dave
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El-Hasan, Karma
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Garcia Vega, Jose Jesus
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Ekici, Ahmet
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Johar, J. S.
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Krishen, Anjala S.
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Kangal, Ayca
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Swoboda, Bernhard
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Claiborne, C. B.
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Maggino, Filomena
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Rahtz, Don
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Canton, Alicia
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Kuruuzum, Ayse
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Statistics
Citations: 59
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 15
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s11205-010-9587-6
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative