Internal and external validity of the experiences in close relationships questionnaire in an american and two dutch samples

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 258-269

  Conradi, Henk Jan ^a   Gerlsma, Coby ^b   Van Duijn, Marijtje ^b   De Jonge, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adult attachment; Cross national comparison; Experiences in Close Relationships (ECR); Internal and external validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL VALIDITY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NETHERLANDS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33847368533     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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