The reasons for living inventory for adolescents (RFL-A): Development and Psychometric Properties

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1063-1078

  Osman, Augustine ^a   Downs, William R ^a   Kopper, Beverly A ^a   Barrios, Francisco X ^a   Baker, Monty T ^a   Osman, Joylene R ^a   Besett, Tricia M ^b   Linehan, Marsha M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SUICIDE;

EID: 0031762049     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199812)54:8<1063::AID-JCLP6>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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