A Reliability and Validity Study of the Women's Role Strain Inventory

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-150

  Lengacher, Cecile A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROLE PLAYING;

ADULT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WOMEN;

EID: 0031309978     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.5.2.139     Document Type: Article

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