A psychometric analysis of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale among four racial groups

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 699-707

  Norton, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural assessment; Intolerance of uncertainty scale; Psychometric analyses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANXIETY; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; UNCERTAINTY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20144366849     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2004.08.002     Document Type: Article

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