Construct validation of a revised strain-free negative affectivity scale

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 45-63

  Fortunato, Vincent J ^a   Goldblatt, Andrew M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

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EID: 0036115250     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164402062001004     Document Type: Article

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