Toward the assessment of psychological empowerment in health promotion: Initial tests of validity and reliability

The Journal of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 211-218

  Rissel, C ^a   Perry, C ^b   Finnegan, J ^b  

^a Public Health Unit and Needs Assessment   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0029736633     PISSN: 14664240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146642409611600403     Document Type: Article

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