Assessment of the validity of parenting constructs using the multitrait-multimethod model

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-68

  Villar, Paula ^a   Luengo, M Ángeles ^a,b   Gómez Fraguela, José A ^a   Romero, Estrella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Assessment; Family relationships; Multitrait multimethod model; Parenting style

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645133449     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.22.1.59     Document Type: Article

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