Article: College living: issues related to housecleaning attitudes.(students retention at a college or university )

Cleanliness preferences may be related to the compatibility of college roommates and hence relevant to students' satisfaction with and retention at a college or university. Two studies were conducted to develop a scale and examine issues related to housecleaning attitudes In the first study 457 college students completed an Attitude toward Housecleaning Scale (ATHS), one of three gender-related measures, and two other items. Based on a principal-components factor analysis, support was found for three of four proposed factors; gender differences were also found on the subscales. In the second study 102 college participants completed the revised ATHS and seven additional items ...