The instruction set of questionnaires can affect the structure of the data: Application to self-rated state anxiety

Theory and Decision

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 249-259

  Vautier, Stéphane ^a   Mullet, Etienne ^b   Bourdet Loubère, Sylvie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ TOULOUSE JEAN JAURÈS   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Decision; Instructions; Measurement; Self ratings; SEM; State anxiety

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; DATA STRUCTURES; PSYCHOLOGY COMPUTING; RATING;

FACTOR ANALYSIS; SELF-RATINGS; STATE ANXIETY;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 0348162664     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1027375403877     Document Type: Article

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