The Purpose in Life Scale: Psychometric Properties for Social Drinkers and Drinkers in Alcohol Treatment

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 859-871

  Marsh, Ali ^a   Smith, Leigh ^a   Piek, Jan ^a   Saunders, Bill ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRAYLANDS HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Impaired control over drinking; Psychometric properties; Purpose in life; Social drinkers; Treatment drinkers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141704140     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164402251040     Document Type: Article

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