Factorial invariance of the PedsQL™ 4.0 generic core scales child self-report across gender: A multigroup confirmatory factor analysis with 11,356 children ages 5 to 18

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 137-148

  Varni, James W ^a,b   Limbers, Christine A ^b   Newman, Daniel A ^b  

^a TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child self report; Confirmatory factor analysis; Factorial invariance; Gender; Health related quality of life; PedsQL

Indexed keywords

EID: 56749105766     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-008-9051-9     Document Type: Article

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