Psychometric properties of the 'Life Orientation Test' (LOT);Propiedades psicométricas del test de optimismo Life Orientation Test

Psicothema

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 673-680

  Ferrando, Pere Joan ^a   Chico, Eliseo ^a   Tous, Josep Ma ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

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EID: 24944581263     PISSN: 02149915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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