Preliminary psychometric analysis of holistic wellbeing among diverse college students.
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| Title: | Preliminary psychometric analysis of holistic wellbeing among diverse college students. |
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| Authors: | Yang, John (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Jul2026, Vol. 74 Issue 6, p1821-1831. 11p. |
| Subjects: | Holistic medicine, Student satisfaction, Pearson correlation (Statistics), Scale analysis (Psychology), Income, Cronbach's alpha, T-test (Statistics), Data analysis, Undergraduates, Research methodology evaluation, Public sector, Research evaluation, Pilot projects, Health, Psychological well-being, Judgment sampling, Descriptive statistics, Chi-squared test, Race, Psychometrics, Research methodology, Academic achievement, Research, Inferential statistics, One-way analysis of variance, Statistics, Factor analysis, Data analysis software, Educational attainment, Regression analysis |
| Geographic Terms: | United States |
| Abstract: | Objective: This study examined the psychometric properties and preliminary validity of a nine-item evaluative scale designed to capture holistic wellbeing among college students. Participants: Data came from 197 racially/ethnically, socioeconomically, and educationally diverse full-time undergraduates, primarily from a large public university. Methods: Exploratory factor analysis with principal axis factoring and Promax rotation assessed structural validity and internal consistency, while preliminary nomological validity was examined through correlations and mean differences across academic and demographic characteristics. Results: A reliable single-factor solution emerged (α =.86), explaining 41.3% of the variance and supporting a unidimensional construct of evaluative holistic wellbeing. Significant differences were observed by year in college, GPA, household income, first-generation status, and race/ethnicity. Conclusions: Findings provide preliminary support for an evaluative holistic wellbeing factor that captures students' satisfaction across life domains and meaningfully differentiates wellbeing across diverse student populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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