Assessment of self-conscious emotions: A Swedish psychometric and structure evaluation of the Test of Self-Conscious Affect (TOSCA): Personality and Social Sciences

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-77

  Strömsten, Lotta M J ^a   Henningsson, Mikael ^a   Holm, Ulla ^b   Sundbom, Elisabet ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); Guilt proneness; Psychometric properties; Shame proneness; Test of Self Conscious Affect (TOSCA)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHAME; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GUILT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEX FACTORS; SHAME; SWEDEN;

EID: 58449094820     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2008.00674.x     Document Type: Article

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