Development and validation of a brief version of the dyadic adjustment scale with a nonparametric item analysis model

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-27

  Sabourin, Stéphane ^a   Valois, Pierre ^a   Lussier, Yvan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYADIC ADJUSTMENT SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 15244359140     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1040-3590.17.1.15     Document Type: Article

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