Assessing interpersonal fusion: Reliability and validity of a new DSI fusion with others subscale

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 209-222

  Skowron, Elizabeth A ^a   Schmitt, Thomas A ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 0038673687     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2003.tb01201.x     Document Type: Article

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