Feminism and mexican american adolescent women: Examining the psychometric properties of two measures

Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 48-64

  Flores, Lisa Y ^a,c   Carrubba, Maria D ^b,c   Good, Glenn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Substance Abuse Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Feminism; Feminist attitudes; Feminist identity; Measurement; Mexican americans; Psychometric properties

Indexed keywords

EID: 32344433311     PISSN: 07399863     EISSN: 15526364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739986305283222     Document Type: Review

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