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Validation of the inventory of college students' recent life experiences in an American college sample
Author(s) -
Osman Augustine,
Barrios Francisco X.,
Longnecker James,
Osman Joylene R.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(199411)50:6<856::aid-jclp2270500607>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - lisrel , psychology , generalizability theory , confirmatory factor analysis , clinical psychology , sample (material) , exploratory factor analysis , multivariate statistics , psychometrics , structural equation modeling , developmental psychology , statistics , chemistry , mathematics , chromatography
The factor structure and psychometric properties of the Inventory of College Students' Recent Life Experiences (ICSRLE; Kohn, Lafreniere, & Gurevich, 1990) were investigated in a sample of 216 college undergraduates. LISREL confirmatory factor analyses supported the generalizability of the 49‐item one‐factor and 37‐item seven‐factor solutions to our undergraduate sample. The coefficients alpha for the ICSRLE subscales were satisfactory. Multivariate analysis of variance was used to examine gender differences on the ICSRLE items and subscale scores. Concurrent validity evidence was shown by the positive and significant correlations of the ICSRLE subscales with related measures of daily hassles. Correlational analyses, LISREL confirmatory factor analysis, and exploratory maximum‐likelihood factor analyses revealed that the ICSRLE subscales may not be contaminated by general psychological symptoms.