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Quality of College Life (QCL) of Students: Developing and Validating a Measure of Well-Being

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  • M. Sirgy
  • Stephan Grzeskowiak
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  • M. Sirgy & Stephan Grzeskowiak & Don Rahtz, 2007. "Quality of College Life (QCL) of Students: Developing and Validating a Measure of Well-Being," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 80(2), pages 343-360, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:80:y:2007:i:2:p:343-360
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-005-5921-9
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    10. Henry Chow, 2005. "Life Satisfaction Among University Students in a Canadian Prairie City: a Multivariate Analysis," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 70(2), pages 139-150, January.
    11. James Smith & Gary Briers & Charlotte Smith, 2004. "Correlates of Quality of Life of Agricultural Scholarship Recipients," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 69(1), pages 51-66, October.
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    6. Shehu Muhammad & Maimunah Sapri & Ibrahim Sipan, 2014. "Academic Buildings and Their Influence on Students’ Wellbeing in Higher Education Institutions," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 115(3), pages 1159-1178, February.
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    11. Grace (Byung-Hee) Yu & Dong-Jin Lee, 2008. "A Model of Quality of College Life (QCL) of Students in Korea," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 87(2), pages 269-285, June.
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