Developing a Measure of Spiritual, Emotional, and Physical Dimensions of College Student Well-being

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a 14-item instrument to measure specific dimensions of student wellbeing using the eight dimensions of wellbeing as a framework. An EFA was evaluated for N = 215 participants. The results indicated a three-factor solution based on factor loadings and scree plot. These components (Spiritual & Emotional, Medical health, Physical health), aligned with the theoretical conceptualization of wellbeing dimensions measured by the instrument. A CFA was also evaluated for an independent random sample (N = 243). Although all individual factor loadings were strong and statistically significant, and the latent factors were significantly correlated, the overall fit indices (CFI, TLI, RMSEA, SRMR) did not meet conventional thresholds for good model fit.

Author

• Kim Proctor, California State University - Dominguez Hills