A confirmatory factor analysis of the structure of temperament questionnaire

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1019-1029

  Bishop, David I ^a   Hertenstein, Matthew J ^b  

^a Luther College   (United States)

^b DEPAUW UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Personality; Score validity; Temperament

Indexed keywords

EID: 10044248909     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164404264843     Document Type: Article

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