The psychometric validation of the social problem-solving inventory-revised with UK incarcerated sexual offenders

Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 217-236

  Wakeling, Helen C ^a  

^a National Probation Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Scale validation; Sexual offender; Social problem solving; Social Problem Solving Inventory Revised

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848894212     PISSN: 10790632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11194-007-9038-3     Document Type: Article

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