Development and validation of the xhosa translations of the beck inventories: 1. Challenges of the translation process

Journal of Psychology in Africa

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 207-215

  Steele, Gary I ^a   Edwards, David J A ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Assessment; Beck inventories; Depression; Hopelessness; Translation; Translation process; Xhosa

Indexed keywords

EID: 51949104361     PISSN: 14330237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2008.10820188     Document Type: Article

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