Question Wording Effects in the Assessment of Global Self-Esteem

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 13-19

  Dunbar, Martin ^a   Ford, Graeme ^a   Hunt, Kate ^a   Der, Geoff ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Method effects; Question wording effects; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034382474     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.16.1.13     Document Type: Article

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