Confirmatory factor analysis of the white bear suppression inventory and the thought control questionnaire a comparison of alternative models

European Journal of Psychological Assessment

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 250-258

  Luciano, Juan V ^a   Belloch, Amparo ^a   Algarabel, Salvador ^a   Tomás, José M ^a   Morillo, Carmen ^a   Lucero, Mariela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analyses; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Thought control questionnaire; Thought control strategies; Thought suppression; White bear suppression inventory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750998162     PISSN: 10155759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1015-5759.22.4.250     Document Type: Article

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