Measures of the sheep-goat variable, transliminality, and their correlates

Psychological Reports

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 339-350

  Thalbourne, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY RELATIONS (METAPHYSICS); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0035318875     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pr0.2001.88.2.339     Document Type: Article

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