A Factor Analytic Study of the Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale in a Sample of African-American and Hispanic-American Children

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-250

  Bagner, Daniel M ^a,d   Storch, Eric A ^a,b   Roberti, Jonathan W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Apt W118 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Factor analysis; Hispanic American; Loneliness; Loneliness and Social Dissatisfaction Scale; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 1542348570     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CHUD.0000014999.16111.2f     Document Type: Article

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