Measuring imaging ability: Psychometric testing of the imaging ability questionnaire

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 301-309

  Kwekkeboom, Kristine L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Guided imagery; Imaging ability; Instrument development

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); IMAGINATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034242920     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1098-240X(200008)23:4<301::AID-NUR6>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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