Investigating invariance in the factorial structure of the anxiety sensitivity index across adult men and women

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-160

  Keogh, Edmund ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEAR OF CARDIOPULMONARY SENSATION; FEAR OF MENTAL CATASTROPHE; GENDER; MEASUREMENT; MODEL; SENSATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 4544298217     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8302_09     Document Type: Article

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