Rasch modeling of the Spanish self-report version of the Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale for Children and Adolescents (LSAS-CA-SR)

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 233-245

  López Pina, José A ^a   Olivares, José ^a   Sánchez García, Raquel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Instrumental study; Liebowitz scale; Rasch model; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

EID: 38649098191     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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