Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of the pervasive developmental disorders rating scale for young children with autistic disorder

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-92

  Eaves, Ronald C ^a   Williams Jr , Thomas O ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affect; Arousal; Autism; Cognition; PDDRS

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REPRODUCIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

AFFECT; AROUSAL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646093452     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.167.1.65-92     Document Type: Article

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