Factor structure of the Developmental Behavior Checklist using confirmatory factor analysis of polytomous items

Journal of Applied Measurement

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 265-280

  Bontempo, Daniel E ^a   Hofer, Scott M ^a   Mackinnon, Andrew ^b   Piccinin, Andrea M ^a   Gray, Kylie ^c   Tonge, Bruce ^d   Einfeld, Stewart ^d  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 50249134928     PISSN: 15297713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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