Factor analyses and score validity of the family emotional involvement and criticism scale in an adolescent sample

Educational and Psychological Measurement

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 676-686

  Nelis, Sharon M ^a,b   Rae, Gordon ^a   Liddell, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Emotional involvement; Factor structure; Perceived criticism

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745960486     PISSN: 00131644     EISSN: 15523888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013164405282466     Document Type: Article

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