Structural validity and reliability of the spanish version of the white bear suppression inventory (wbsi) in a sample of the general spanish population

Spanish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 650-659

  Rodríguez, Manuel González ^a   Delgado, Pedro Avero ^a   Rovella, Anna Teresa ^a,b   León, Rosario Cubas ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b Universidad de San Luis   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses; Ironic processes of mental control theory; Reliability; Spanish translation; Thought suppression; Validity; WBSI

Indexed keywords

EID: 56049124350     PISSN: 11387416     EISSN: 19882904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1138741600004650     Document Type: Article

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