The Factor Structure of Situational and Dispositional Versions of the Smith Irrational Beliefs Inventory in a Spanish Student Population

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 321-328

  Amutio, Alberto ^a   Smith, Jonathan C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

college students; factorial structure; irrational beliefs; stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548844780     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.14.3.321     Document Type: Article

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