Factor Structure of the Greek Version of the Emotional Contagion Scale and its Measurement Invariance Across Gender and Cultural Groups

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 121-129

  Lundqvist, Lars Olov ^a   Kevrekidis, Pantelis ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

confirmatory factor analysis; emotional contagion; gender differences; measurement invariance

Indexed keywords

EID: 56849099319     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.29.3.121     Document Type: Article

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