Development of a daily life skills scale for college students

The purpose of the present study was to develop a multi-dimensional self-rating scale that would enable the measurement of the level of life skills. including social skills. in college Students. Life skills were defined as any learned behavior and the internal workings of the mind necessary for effective living. The items were developed based on items and descriptions from previous Studies on life skills and social skills. The questionnaire. which was comprised of 42 items selected from an examination of content validity and from a preliminary study. was completed by 729 college students. Exploratory factor analysis showed that the scale had 8 sub-scales. which were classified into 2 general skills : skills used mainly in personal Situations (planning, know-ledge summarization. self-esteem. and positive thinking). and skills used generally in interpersonal situations (intimacy, leadership. empathy. and interpersonal manner). We named the scale the Daily Life Skills Scale : College Student Form. Some fit indices indicated that the scale fit the data well, and its subscale and total scale scores were moderately reliable and valid.