Design and validation of an instrument to assess the quality of life of university students in the state of Sonora

Abstract

The design and validation of an instrument to assess the quality of life of university students in the state of Sonora is shown. Made up of 32 items, on a Likert scale, divided into three dimensions: Quality of student life, university identity and academic performance, which was validated with a sample of 531 randomly selected subjects. With a non-probabilistic sample, since the information is collected at the convenience of the study based on previously established selection parameters, of a quantitative type, with a non-experimental design and descriptive scope. Validity was carried out through three types of: content, criteria and construct. Where the first refers to the development of the instrument capable of measuring the quality of university life, to develop a focus group of specialist teachers in the area of research, experts in the subject to assign and request their validation with respect to the clarity of content, making reference to the accuracy of each item. For construct validity, an exploratory factor analysis type evaluation was used, with simple Varimax rotation, with the KMO Test. The general Cronbach's α value was 0.957, validating the internal consistency of the instrument.