Use of the Life Optimism Test among adolescents in a clinical setting: A report of reliability testing

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 218-220

  Goodman, Elizabeth ^a   Knight, John R ^a   DuRant, Robert H ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Optimism; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030806061     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00123-7     Document Type: Article

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