The reliability and validity of a campus caring instrument developed for undergraduate students in Hong Kong

Petrus Y N NG*, Xiqing Susan Su, Vivien Chan, Heidi Leung, Wendy Cheung, Angela O K TSUN

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    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.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)88-100
    Number of pages13
    JournalMeasurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
    Volume46
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Apr 2013

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Education
    • Developmental and Educational Psychology
    • Applied Psychology
    • Psychology (miscellaneous)

    User-Defined Keywords

    • caring
    • on-campus relationship
    • Satisfaction With Life Scale
    • university students

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