Measuring Adjustment to College: Construct Validity of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire

Abstract

This study employed confirmatory factor analysis to examine the quality of fit of two measurement models of the Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire (N = 305). Following the observation of poor fit, exploratory factor analysis was used. Results indicated six factors that account for the variance in Student Adaptation to College Questionnaire scores.

• college adjustment
• construct validity
• common factor analysis
• factor structure

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Notes on contributors

Ronald C. Feldt

Ronald C. Feldt earned his PhD in Psychology at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. He is a Professor of Psychology at Mount Mercy University. Current research interests include career indecision, college adjustment, and stress in college students.

Melody Graham

Melody Graham earned her PhD from Claremont Graduate University where she studied Social Psychology. She has focused her research on the relationship between attitudes and behavior. She is a Professor of Psychology at Mount Mercy University and Dean of Graduate Studies.

Dennis Dew

Dennis Dew earned his PhD in Applied Social Psychology from Loyola University Chicago and is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Mount Mercy University. Prior to teaching, he was a Survey Director at the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago. His research focuses on the use of priming to increase honesty, accuracy, and thoughtfulness in survey responses.