Factor analytic properties of the quality of life profile: Examination of the nine subdomain quality of life model

Psychological Reports

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 265-276

  Raphael, Dennis ^a   Waalen, Judith ^b   Karabanow, Alexander ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0035261017     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.1.265     Document Type: Article

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