Non-equivalence of direct and indirect measures of unrealistic optimism

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 376-383

  Aucote, Helen M ^a,b   Gold, Ron S ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSE TIME; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT;

EID: 23944453825     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850042000326601     Document Type: Article

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