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Gomez, Laura E.; Verdugo, Miguel Angel; Arias, Benito; Arias, Victor – Social Indicators Research, 2011
There is considerable debate in the area of individual quality of life research regarding the factor structure of the QOL construct that is focused on the number and composition of QOL factors and domains, and its hierarchical nature. The main goal of this study involve testing by means of confirmatory factor analyses five models that have been…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Comparative Analysis, Models, Factor Analysis
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Li, Kaigang; Kay, Noy S.; Nokkaew, Nattiporn – Social Indicators Research, 2009
The purpose of this study was to examine the performance of the Thai-version of WHOQOL-BREF in assessing the quality of life (QoL) among Thai college students. The psychometric properties of WHOQOL-BREF were assessed in this study. The self-administered WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied. A total of 407 Thai college students (male age = 20.5…
Descriptors: College Students, Quality of Life, Construct Validity, Factor Structure
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van Dierendonck, Dirk; Diaz, Dario; Rodriguez-Carvajal, Raquel; Blanco, Amalio; Moreno-Jimenez, Bernardo – Social Indicators Research, 2008
This article aims to provide researchers interested in using Ryff's Scales of Psychological Wellbeing with additional information to make an informed decision on the scales and items to use. It builds on the discussion in the literature on the six factor structure of this measure. An alternative shortened version of this wellbeing measure (Van…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Factor Analysis, Foreign Countries, Psychology