Evaluating the invariance of the factor structure of the EPQ-R-N among adolescents

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-75

  Mor, Nilly ^a,d   Zinbarg, Richard E ^a   Craske, Michelle G ^b   Mineka, Susan ^a   Uliaszek, Amanda ^a   Rose, Raphael ^b   Griffith, James W ^a   Waters, Allison M ^c  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSIS; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 38949212101     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890701693777     Document Type: Article

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