The factor structure of the need for cognition short form in a hispanic sample

Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-90

  Culhane, Scott E ^a   Morera, Osvaldo F ^a   Hosch, Harmon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Hispanics; Need for cognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; COGNITION; CULTURE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 2142656025     PISSN: 00223980     EISSN: 19401019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/JRLP.138.1.77-90     Document Type: Article

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