A Holistic Model of Student Development: The Validation of Whole Person Development Inventory for College Students in Hong Kong

Petrus Ng; Xiqing Susan Su; Gina Lai; Dennis Chan; Eddie Ho; Vivien Chan; Heidi Leung; Vicki Kwan; Chloe Li

doi:10.1177/0748175615625748

A Holistic Model of Student Development: The Validation of Whole Person Development Inventory for College Students in Hong Kong

Petrus Ng^*, Xiqing Susan Su, Gina Lai, Dennis Chan, Eddie Ho, Vivien Chan, Heidi Leung, Vicki Kwan, Chloe Li

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This study validated a Whole Person Development Inventory with 1,443 undergraduates. Factor analysis yielded 15 factors, namely, Intellectual-Capacity, Physical-Fitness, Health-Maintenance, Career-Preparation, Leadership, Emotional-Health, Self-Appreciation, Civic-Responsibility, Cultural-Engagement, Family-Relationship, Peer-Relationship, Community-Care, Art-Appreciation, Moral-Commitment, and Spiritual-Quest. The Inventory has demonstrated satisfactory model fit with high internal reliability (α = .97).

Original language	English
Journal	Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0748175615625748
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 14 Jan 2016

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