Higher order factor structure of a self-control test: Evidence from confirmatory factor analysis with polychoric correlations

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 112-127

  Flora, David B ^a,b   Finkel, Eli J ^c   Foshee, Vangie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Higher order models; Self control; Weighted least squares

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037273472     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164402239320     Document Type: Article

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