An international comparative study on the reliability and validity of the attitudes towards aggression scale

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 467-477

  Jansen, G J ^a   Middel, B ^a   Dassen, Th W N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Inpatient aggression; Instrument; Psychiatry; Staff

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EUROPE; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL STAFF; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MENTAL PATIENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SAMPLE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 17844400037     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2004.09.007     Document Type: Article

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