The Reliability and Validity of a Campus Caring Instrument Developed for Undergraduate Students in Hong Kong.

Authors :: Ng, Petrus
Su, Xiqing Susan
Chan, Vivien
Leung, Heidi
Cheung, Wendy
Tsun, Angela
Source :: Measurement & Evaluation in Counseling & Development. Apr2013, Vol. 46 Issue 2, p88-100. 13p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: This study validated a Perceived Campus Caring Scale with 1,520 university students. Using factor analysis, seven factors namely, Faculty Support, Nonfaculty Support, Peer Relationship, Sense of Detachment, Sense of Belonging, Caring Attitude, and Campus Involvement, are identified with high reliability, validity, and close correlation with the Satisfaction With Life Scale. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Subjects :: *CARING
*STATISTICAL correlation
*FACTOR analysis
*INTERPERSONAL relations
*RECREATION
*SCALE analysis (Psychology)
*SCALES (Weighing instruments)
*TEACHER-student relationships
*AFFINITY groups
*SOCIAL support
*UNDERGRADUATES
*RESEARCH methodology evaluation
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics

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