Issues in the dimensional structure of affect - Effects of descriptors, measurement error, and response formats: Comment on Russell and Carroll (1999)

Psychological Bulletin

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 601-610

  Watson, David ^a   Tellegen, Auke ^b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033441431     PISSN: 00332909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-2909.125.5.601     Document Type: Article

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