A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Professional Opinion Scale

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 482-493

  Greeno, Elizabeth J ^a   Hughes, Anne K ^a   Hayward, R Anna ^a   Parker, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

confirmatory factor analysis; professional ethics; social work ethics; social work measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249151791     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731506299024     Document Type: Article

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