Validity Studies the Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale (Comqol): Instrument Development and Psychometric Evaluation on College Staff and Students
Educational and Psychological MeasurementPublished 1 June 1994
Robert A. Cummins, Marita P. McCabe, Yolanda Romeo, Eleonora Gullone
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It is concluded that ComQol constitutes a unique and comprehensive measure of the quality of life construct.
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This article describes the development and validation of a new 35-item, multidimensional Comprehensive Quality of Life Scale (ComQol). Psychometric properties of the scale are described. Consistency between the data yielded by the scale and findings reported in the literature are argued to support the validity of the instrument. It is concluded that ComQol constitutes a unique and comprehensive measure of the quality of life construct.
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