Refining the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale: Factorial invariance across two Asian samples

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 130-141

  Ang, Rebecca P ^a   Lau, Shun ^b   Tan, Ai Girl ^b   Lim, Kam Ming ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

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EID: 35548975274     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2007.11909810     Document Type: Article

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