The Effects of Context on the Correspondence Between Observational Ratings and Questionnaire Reports of Hostile Behavior: A Multitrait, Multimethod Approach

Journal of Family Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 498-509

  Lorenz, Frederick O ^a   Melby, Janet N ^a   Conger, Rand D ^b   Xu, Xia ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

multitrait, multimethod matrix; observer ratings; observer questionnaire consistency

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIDEORECORDING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OBSERVATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 34748812464     PISSN: 08933200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-3200.21.3.498     Document Type: Article

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