Factorial invariance of the questionnaire about interpersonal difficulties for adolescents across Spanish and Chinese adolescent samples

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-103

  Inglés, Cándido J ^a   Marzo, Juan C ^a   Hidalgo, María D ^b   Zhou, Xinyue ^c   García Fernández, José M ^d  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

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EID: 48849106592     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2008.11909824     Document Type: Article

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