Factorial invariance of the 13-item sense of coherence scale across gender

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 273-280

  Hittner, James B ^a  

^a School of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis; Factorial validity; Gender equivalence; Gender invariance; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33846680651     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307074256     Document Type: Article

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