Further validity and reliability evidence for Beck Hopelessness Scale scores in a nonclinical sample

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 303-316

  Steed, Lyndall ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0035531752     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00131640121971121     Document Type: Article

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