Rasch modeling of the structure of health risk behavior in South African adolescents

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 323-334

  Mpofu, Elias ^a   Caldwell, Linda ^a   Smith, Edward ^a   Flisher, Alan J ^b   Wegner, Lisa ^c   Vergnani, Tania ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK-TAKING; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 33746900099     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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