The influence of method factors on the relation between attitudes and self-reported behaviors in the assessment of acculturation

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 4-12

  Arends Tóth, Judit ^a   Van De Vijver, Fóns J R ^a,b   Poortinga, Ype H ^a,c  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessment of acculturation; Attitudes; Behaviors; Domain specificity; Equivalence framework

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645143548     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.22.1.4     Document Type: Article

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