Construct validity of the Life Orientation Test

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 550-563

  Roscow Terrill, Diana ^a   Friedman, Dara G ^b   Gottschalk, Louis A ^c   Haaga, David A F ^b  

^a TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LIFE ORIENTATION TEST; MEASUREMENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SPEECH; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036917295     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa7903_09     Document Type: Article

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