Multigroup confirmatory component and factor analyses of the Italian version of the aggression questionnaire

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-65

  Fossati, Andrea ^a,c   Maffei, Cesare ^a   Acquarini, Elena ^b   Di Ceglie, Antonella ^b  

^a VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aggression; Confirmatory factor analysis; Factor invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037230734     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027//1015-5759.19.1.54     Document Type: Article

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