Evaluating the structural validity of measures of hierarchical models: An illustrative example using the social problem-solving inventory

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 600-625

  Christiansen, Neil D ^a   Lovejoy, M Christine ^b   Szymanski, Jeff ^b   Lang, Alison ^b  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030524138     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164496056004004     Document Type: Article

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